Reflexia este ciudată.

to be

Breakdown of Reflexia este ciudată.

• reflexia: the reflection
• ciudat: strange

Questions & Answers about Reflexia este ciudată.

Why does reflexia end in -a?

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

So:

• reflexie = reflection
• reflexia = the reflection

That final -a is the Romanian equivalent of English the here.

What is the basic dictionary form of reflexia?

The dictionary form is reflexie.

This sentence uses the definite singular form:

• reflexie = reflection
• reflexia = the reflection

This is very common in Romanian. Many feminine nouns ending in -ie form the definite singular in -ia.

What does este mean?

Este means is.

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

So:

• eu sunt = I am
• tu ești = you are
• el/ea este = he/she/it is

In this sentence, Reflexia este ciudată literally means The reflection is strange.