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Learn Hardcore Romanian: Acordul este important. - The agreement is important.

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Acordul este important.

Acordul este important.

The agreement is important.

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Questions & Answers about Acordul este important.

Why is it acordul and not just acord?

Because -ul is the definite article in Romanian, attached to the end of the noun.

acord = an agreement
acordul = the agreement

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, unlike English, which uses a separate word like the.

What does este mean, and can it ever be left out?

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

So:

Acordul este important. = The agreement is important.

In normal standard Romanian, este is usually included in this kind of sentence. In very informal speech, people may sometimes drop it in certain contexts, but for learners, it is best to use este.

Why is important not changing form here?

In this sentence, important agrees with acordul, which is singular and treated here as masculine/neuter singular.

Romanian adjectives change according to gender and number, but some forms look the same in certain cases.

Here are some useful comparisons:

masculine/neuter singular: important
feminine singular: importantă
masculine plural: importanți
feminine/neuter plural: importante

So in Acordul este important, the form important is the correct singular form.

Is acord masculine or neuter?

Acord is a neuter noun in Romanian.

A useful thing to know about Romanian neuter nouns is that they behave:

like masculine in the singular
like feminine in the plural

So:

singular: acordul este important
plural: acordurile sunt importante

That is why the singular adjective looks like a masculine form, but the plural adjective looks like a feminine plural form.

How would I say An agreement is important instead?

You would say:

Un acord este important.

Compare:

Un acord = an agreement
Acordul = the agreement

So the difference is just indefinite versus definite.

Can the word order change?

Yes, Romanian word order is fairly flexible, although some orders sound more neutral than others.

The most neutral version is:

Acordul este important.

You may also hear:

Este important acordul.

This can sound more marked or context-dependent, as if emphasizing important or contrasting the agreement with something else.

For learners, the safest default is:

Subject + este + adjective

How do I pronounce Acordul este important?

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide would be:

ah-KOR-dul ES-teh im-por-TANT

A few notes:

acordul has the stress on kor
este is usually pronounced ES-te
important is stressed on the last syllable: -tant

Romanian spelling is fairly phonetic, so pronunciation is often more predictable than in English.

Why isn’t there a word for the before acordul?

Because Romanian usually expresses the by attaching it to the end of the noun.

So instead of saying:

the agreement

Romanian says:

acordul

This is one of the most important structural differences between English and Romanian.

More examples:

băiat = boy
băiatul = the boy
carte = book
cartea = the book

What kind of sentence structure is this?

This is a very common linking verb structure:

noun + form of “to be” + adjective

So here:

Acordul = subject
este = linking verb
important = adjective/predicate adjective

It works just like English:

The agreement is important.

This is one of the most basic and useful sentence patterns in Romanian.

Could acord mean something other than agreement?

Yes. Depending on context, acord can have several meanings, including:

agreement
consent
accord
even chord in music

In this sentence, the intended meaning is clear from context, but it is useful to know that Romanian words can be flexible in meaning, just as English words can be.

How would I make this sentence plural?

You would say:

Acordurile sunt importante. = The agreements are important.

Here is what changes:

acordul → acordurile (the agreement → the agreements)
este → sunt (is → are)
important → importante to match the plural neuter noun

This is a good example of how Romanian nouns, verbs, and adjectives all work together in agreement.

Is important a Romanian word or a borrowed international word?

It is a normal Romanian word, but it is also very similar to the English word because both come from the same broader Latin-based vocabulary tradition.

That is why many Romanian words may look familiar to English speakers, especially in formal or abstract language:

important
normal
special
central

This can be helpful, but you still need to learn Romanian grammar around those words.

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