Cușca de transport este maro.

The pet carrier is brown.

Breakdown of Cușca de transport este maro.

• a fi: to be
• cușca de transport: the pet carrier
• maro: brown

Questions & Answers about Cușca de transport este maro.

Why does cușcă become cușca?

Because Romanian often adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• cușcă = a cage
• cușca = the cage

Here, cușca is feminine singular, and the definite article is -a.

What does de transport mean here?

de transport means something like for transport or used for transport.

So:

• cușcă = cage
• cușcă de transport = transport cage / cage for transporting something

Romanian often uses de + noun to create this kind of descriptive phrase, much like English uses noun modifiers.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Romanian usually uses a postposed definite article, meaning the article is attached to the noun.

Compare:

• English: the cage
• Romanian: cușca

This is a very common feature of Romanian and one of the first things English speakers notice.

What does mean?