Breakdown of Supa este în castronul albastru.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
albastru
blue
în
in
supa
the soup
Questions & Answers about Supa este în castronul albastru.
Why is there no separate word for "the" in this sentence?
In Romanian, "the" isn't a separate word like it is in English. Instead, it gets attached to the end of the noun. So, supă (soup) becomes supa (the soup), and castron (bowl) becomes castronul (the bowl).
The dictionary says soup is supă with an "ă". Why is it spelled supa here?
Most feminine words end in -ă. To add the word "the" to them, that -ă changes to a regular -a. So supă means "soup" or "a soup", while supa means "the soup".
Why is it castronul albastru instead of albastru castronul?
In Romanian, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come right after the noun they describe. So instead of "the blue bowl", you say "the bowl blue" (castronul albastru).
Why does castron get -ul added to it to mean "the", but supă just changes its last letter?