Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
So -le here is part of the definite form of the noun.
Blană is the basic dictionary form and means fur or coat.
Blana is the definite form, meaning literally the fur / the coat.
For many feminine nouns ending in -ă, Romanian forms the definite singular by changing -ă to -a:
In this sentence, Romanian uses the definite form because with body parts, hair, eyes, and animal coverings, Romanian often says things like:
So even though English does not use the here, Romanian often does.
Because in Romanian, adjectives usually come after the noun.
So:
This is normal Romanian word order.
Because Romanian often shows possession through the structure of the sentence rather than by using a separate possessive word.
In Câinele are blana maro, it is understood that the fur belongs to the dog. Romanian commonly uses this pattern with parts of a person or animal:
So Romanian does not need a separate word meaning its here.
Yes. Blana câinelui este maro is also correct and means The dog’s fur is brown.
The difference is mainly in structure:
Both are natural. The first uses to have; the second uses to be plus a possessive structure.
You might hear it, and it is grammatically possible, but Câinele are blana maro is more idiomatic when you are simply describing the dog’s natural appearance.
Using o blană maro can sound more like you are treating the coat/fur as one particular feature or describing it a bit more separately. For a basic description of an animal’s coloring, are blana maro is very natural.
The two most important special vowels here are:
A rough guide:
A rough pronunciation of the whole sentence is:
CÂI-ne-le A-re BLA-na MA-ro
But the exact Romanian vowel in câi- is not quite like a normal English vowel.
Yes. It follows a very normal Romanian pattern:
Subject + Verb + Object + Adjective
So the sentence structure is straightforward and natural Romanian.