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Questions & Answers about Zgârietura este mică.
Why does zgârietura end in -a?
Because zgârietura means the scratch, not just scratch.
The basic noun is zgârietură = a scratch.
Romanian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
So:
- zgârietură = a scratch
- zgârietura = the scratch
This is very common in Romanian:
- fată = a girl
- fata = the girl
What is the gender of zgârietură, and why does that matter here?
Zgârietură is a feminine noun.
That matters because adjectives in Romanian usually agree with the noun in gender and number. Since zgârietura is feminine singular, the adjective also has to be feminine singular:
- masculine singular: mic
- feminine singular: mică
So:
- băiatul este mic = the boy is small
- zgârietura este mică = the scratch is small
Why is it mică and not mic?