Problema este serioasă.

to be

Breakdown of Problema este serioasă.

• problema: the problem
• serios: serious

Questions & Answers about Problema este serioasă.

Why does problema end in -a? Is that the word for problem?

The basic dictionary form is problemă = problem.

In problema, the final -a is the definite article attached to the noun, so problema means the problem.

This is very common in Romanian: the definite article usually goes at the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

• problemă = a problem
• problema = the problem

So in this sentence, problema is not just problem; it is specifically the problem.

Why is it problemă in the dictionary, but problema in the sentence?

Because many Romanian feminine nouns ending in -ă change that ending when they become definite.

Here is the pattern:

• o problemă = a problem
• problema = the problem

So the indefinite ending -ă becomes -a when the definite article is added.

This is a normal pattern for many feminine singular nouns.

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