Partea este avariată.

to be

Breakdown of Partea este avariată.

• a avaria: to damage a vehicle
• partea: the part; side

Questions & Answers about Partea este avariată.

Why does partea end in -a?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not before it.

• parte = part
• partea = the part

So partea is not a different word root; it is parte + the attached definite article.

Since parte is a feminine noun, its singular definite form is partea.

Why is there este in the sentence?

Este means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a fi = to be.

So the sentence is built like this:

• partea = the part
• este = is
• avariată = damaged

Literally: The part is damaged.

In normal Romanian, you generally keep este here, just as you would normally keep is in English.

Can I say e instead of este?