Learn Romanian: Această baterie este nouă.

Această baterie este nouă.

This battery is new.

Breakdown of Această baterie este nouă.

to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)

Questions & Answers about Această baterie este nouă.

Why do we use această instead of acest?

Words for this change to match the gender of the noun they point to. Această is the feminine form. We use it because the noun it describes, baterie, is feminine. If you were talking about a masculine or neuter word, you would use acest.

How can I tell that baterie is feminine?

A great clue is how the word ends. In Romanian, most singular nouns that end in -ie (like baterie) or -ă are feminine.

Wait, doesn't nouă mean the number nine?

It can mean both! Here, it means new. The base word for new is nou, but because baterie is a feminine noun, the adjective changes its ending to match, becoming nouă. It just happens to look and sound exactly like the number nine.

Could I also say bateria aceasta este nouă?

Yes, both mean exactly the same thing! When you put the word for this before the noun, you use această. If you put it after the noun, you use aceasta and must add the equivalent of the to the end of the noun, making it bateria aceasta.