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Acest ecran este foarte mare.

Acest ecran este foarte mare.
This screen is very big.
From Lesson 72:Everyday Tech·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Acest ecran este foarte mare.

Why do we use acest here instead of această?
In Romanian, the word for "this" changes depending on the noun's gender. Ecran (screen) is a neuter noun. In the singular, neuter nouns behave exactly like masculine nouns, so we use the masculine word for "this", which is acest. If it were a feminine noun, we would use această.
Does the ending of mare change depending on the gender of the noun?
Not for this word! While many Romanian adjectives change depending on gender (like bun for masculine and bună for feminine), mare (big) is a special type of adjective. It has the exact same form in the singular for all genders. So whether you are describing a masculine, feminine, or neuter noun, it is always just mare.
Does the word foarte always go right before the adjective?
Yes, it works exactly like "very" in English! While normal adjectives usually come after the noun in Romanian, the word foarte always sits directly in front of the adjective it describes, giving us foarte mare.
How would this sentence change in the plural ("These screens are very big")?
You would say: Aceste ecrane sunt foarte mari. Because ecran is a neuter noun, it behaves like a feminine noun in the plural. So, acest changes to the plural aceste, ecran becomes ecrane, and mare changes to its plural form, mari.

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