Word
Cușca de transport este gata.
Meaning
The pet carrier is ready.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Cușca de transport este gata.
Why does cușcă become cușca here?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
- cușcă = a cage / cage
- cușca = the cage
So Cușca de transport means the transport cage or the carrier.
How do you pronounce Cușca?
A rough pronunciation is KOOSH-kah.
A few useful sound notes:
- c before u sounds like k
- u is like oo in food
- ș sounds like sh in shoe
- ă is a short, neutral vowel, something like the a in sofa
So Cușca is approximately KOOSH-ka.
What does de transport literally mean, and why is it used here?