Utilitățile sunt scumpe.

to be

Breakdown of Utilitățile sunt scumpe.

• scump: expensive
• utilitățile: the utilities

Questions & Answers about Utilitățile sunt scumpe.

What does utilitățile mean here?

Here, utilitățile means the utilities — usually things like electricity, gas, water, heating, internet, and sometimes the related household service costs in general.

In everyday Romanian, it can refer to:

• the utility services themselves, or
• the utility expenses/bills, depending on context.

Why does utilitățile end in -le?

Because Romanian puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not before it like English the.

So:

• utilități = utilities
• utilitățile = the utilities

The ending -le is the definite article used here for a feminine plural noun.

What is the singular form of utilitățile?

The singular is:

• utilitate = utility
• utilitatea = the utility

The full pattern is:

• singular indefinite: utilitate
• singular definite: utilitatea
• plural indefinite: utilități
• plural definite: utilitățile

Why is the verb sunt used?