Lesa este lângă ușă.

to be

Breakdown of Lesa este lângă ușă.

• ușa: the door
• lângă: next to
• lesa: the lead

Questions & Answers about Lesa este lângă ușă.

Is Lesa a name here, or just a normal noun?

It is a normal noun. It is capitalized only because it is the first word of the sentence.

The dictionary form is lesă, meaning leash. In this sentence, Lesa is not a person’s name.

Why is it lesa and not lesă?

Because lesa is the definite singular form.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

• lesă = a leash
• lesa = the leash

This is very common with feminine nouns ending in -ă:

• casă → casa
• ușă → ușa
• lesă → lesa

Where is the word for the in this sentence?

For lesa, the idea of the is built into the noun itself.

So instead of a separate word, Romanian adds the definite article at the end:

• lesă = a leash
• lesa = the leash

That is one of the biggest differences from English.

Why does it say lângă ușă instead of lângă ușa?