Breakdown of Primăria este o clădire foarte veche.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
o
a / an (f)
foarte
very
vechi
old
Questions & Answers about Primăria este o clădire foarte veche.
Why is it primăria instead of just primărie?
In Romanian, the definite article (the word for the) is attached to the end of the noun. The base word for city hall is primărie. Because it is a feminine noun, it takes the -a ending to become primăria, meaning the city hall.
Why do we use o before clădire instead of un?
Why does foarte veche come after clădire?
Unlike English, Romanian typically puts descriptive adjectives after the noun they describe. So, instead of saying a very old building, the word order is literally a building very old.
I have seen the word for old spelled as vechi. Why is it veche here?
Adjectives in Romanian change their endings to match the gender of the noun. Because clădire is a feminine noun, the adjective takes its feminine singular form, veche. The word vechi is used for masculine nouns.