Learn Romanian: Bucătăria este mică, dar foarte curată.

In Romanian, the word for 'the' is attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word before it. The dictionary word for kitchen is bucătărie. To say 'the kitchen', we change the final -e to -a, making it bucătăria.

Why do the words for small and clean end in -ă (mică, curată)?

Adjectives in Romanian must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because bucătăria is a feminine word, the adjectives take their feminine singular forms. The basic masculine forms are mic and curat, which both add an -ă to become mică and curată.

Does the word foarte (very) need to change to match the feminine noun too?

No. Unlike adjectives, foarte is an adverb, which means it modifies how small or clean something is, rather than describing the kitchen directly. Adverbs never change their spelling, so it stays foarte no matter what gender the noun is.