Chilipirul este ieftin.

to be

Breakdown of Chilipirul este ieftin.

• ieftin: cheap
• chilipirul: the bargain; good buy

Questions & Answers about Chilipirul este ieftin.

Why does chilipir become chilipirul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, instead of using a separate word like English the.

• chilipir = a bargain
• chilipirul = the bargain

So -ul is the masculine/neuter singular definite article here.

What part of speech is chilipirul, and what part of speech is ieftin?

• chilipirul is a noun: the bargain
• ieftin is an adjective: cheap / inexpensive

In this sentence, ieftin describes chilipirul through the verb este.

Why is este used here?

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

So the structure is:

• Chilipirul = the subject
• este = is
• ieftin = cheap

This is the normal Romanian equivalent of The bargain is cheap.