Breakdown of Apa este foarte rece.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
apa
the water
foarte
very
rece
cold
Questions & Answers about Apa este foarte rece.
Why is it apa and not apă?
In Romanian, the basic word for "water" is apă. To say "the water", the word changes to apa. Romanian attaches the word "the" (the definite article) to the end of the noun. For feminine words ending in -ă, that ending changes to -a.
Does the adjective rece change because apa is a feminine noun?
No, rece stays exactly the same here. While many Romanian adjectives change their endings based on whether the noun is masculine or feminine, adjectives that end in -e in their basic form (like rece meaning "cold" or mare meaning "big") use the same form for both masculine and feminine singular nouns.
Can I say e foarte rece instead of este foarte rece?
Yes! E is the shorter, more casual version of este. In everyday spoken Romanian, people very often say Apa e foarte rece. Both mean exactly the same thing.