Zgarda este albastră.

to be

Breakdown of Zgarda este albastră.

• albastru: blue
• zgarda: the collar

Questions & Answers about Zgarda este albastră.

Why does zgarda mean the collar and not just collar?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• zgardă = a collar / collar
• zgarda = the collar

So in this sentence, zgarda already includes the idea of the.

Why does zgardă change to zgarda?

This is a normal pattern for many feminine nouns in Romanian.

The basic form is:

• zgardă = collar

When it becomes definite, the ending changes:

• zgarda = the collar

So the final -ă in the basic form is replaced by the definite ending -a. This is not random; it is part of how Romanian marks definiteness.

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