Breakdown of Porcul este foarte murdar.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
foarte
very
murdar
dirty
porcul
the pig
Questions & Answers about Porcul este foarte murdar.
Why is 'the pig' translated as just one word, porcul?
In Romanian, the word for 'the' (the definite article) isn't a separate word that goes before the noun. Instead, it gets attached to the end. The base word for 'pig' is porc. Since it is a masculine noun, we add -ul to the end to make porcul (the pig).
Is este pronounced exactly how it looks?
Not quite! Even though it starts with an 'e', the word este is pronounced with a 'y' sound at the beginning, almost sounding like 'yeste'. This is a special pronunciation rule for forms of the verb 'to be' in Romanian.
If we were talking about a feminine animal instead, would murdar change?
Yes, it would. In Romanian, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Porc is masculine, so we use the masculine form murdar. If we were describing a feminine animal, like pisica (the cat), we would add an 'ă' to the end to make it murdară.
Does the word foarte always go before the adjective?
Yes, the word order here works exactly like in English. The word foarte (very) must come directly before the adjective it emphasizes, so it is always foarte murdar, never murdar foarte.