Learn Romanian: Orașul vechi este aici.

Orașul vechi este aici.

The old city is here.

Breakdown of Orașul vechi este aici.

to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)

Questions & Answers about Orașul vechi este aici.

Why is the adjective vechi placed after orașul?

In Romanian, most adjectives come right after the noun they describe. So instead of "the old city", you say "the city old" (orașul vechi).

Oraș is a neuter noun, so why does vechi take the masculine singular form?

Neuter nouns in Romanian are a mix: they behave like masculine nouns when they are singular, and like feminine nouns when they are plural. Because oraș is singular here, the adjective vechi takes the masculine form.

Does the "-i" at the end of vechi mean it is plural?

Not in this case! While "-i" is the most common plural ending in Romanian, some words just naturally end in "-i" in their base singular form. Vechi is one of those words.

How come "the" is only attached to the noun (orașul) and not the adjective?

In Romanian, the definite article (the -ul meaning "the") only attaches to the first word in the group. Because the noun comes first in orașul vechi, it gets the article, and the adjective stays in its basic form.