Paguba este mică.

The damage is small.

Breakdown of Paguba este mică.

• a fi: to be
• mic: small
• paguba: the damage; loss

Questions & Answers about Paguba este mică.

Why is it paguba and not pagubă?

Pagubă is the basic dictionary form of the noun.
Paguba means the damage or the loss.

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not as a separate word before it like English the.

• pagubă = damage / a loss
• paguba = the damage / the loss

So in this sentence, paguba is a definite noun.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Romanian normally uses an attached definite article.

In English, you say:

• the damage

In Romanian, that becomes:

• paguba

The -a at the end is the feminine singular definite article here. This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice in Romanian.

What does este mean here?