Learn Romanian: Acest proiect este important pentru familie. - This project is important for the family.

Acest proiect este important pentru familie.

This project is important for the family.

Breakdown of Acest proiect este important pentru familie.

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

Questions & Answers about Acest proiect este important pentru familie.

Why do we use acest instead of acesta for "this"?

We use acest because it sits directly in front of the noun it describes (proiect). If we wanted to put "this" after the noun, or use it alone to mean "this one", we would use acesta.

What gender is the word proiect?

Proiect is a neuter noun. In Romanian, singular neuter nouns share the same forms as masculine nouns. That is why it pairs with the masculine/neuter forms acest (this) and important.

The English translation says "for THE family", but familie does not have the Romanian "the" ending (familia). Why is that?

In Romanian, when a singular noun comes right after certain prepositions like pentru (for), we drop the definite article ("the" ending) unless we are adding a descriptive word after it. So, "for the family" is simply pentru familie.

How do you pronounce the end of familie?

The -ie at the end of words like familie is pronounced together in one quick glide, sounding like "yeh". The whole word sounds roughly like "fa-MEE-lyeh".