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Studenta este tânără și inteligentă.

Studenta este tânără și inteligentă.
The student is young and intelligent.
From Lesson 11:Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Studenta este tânără și inteligentă.

Why does Studenta mean "the student" instead of just "a student"?
In Romanian, the word for "the" (the definite article) is attached to the end of the noun rather than being a separate word before it. The base word for a female student is studentă. To say "the female student", the final -ă changes to -a, giving us studenta.
How would this sentence change if the student were male?
The masculine word for a student is student, and "the student" is studentul. The adjectives would also drop their feminine -ă endings to match the masculine gender. The sentence would become: Studentul este tânăr și inteligent.
Why do the adjectives tânără and inteligentă both end in -ă?
Adjectives in Romanian must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because studenta is a feminine noun, the adjectives must take their feminine singular forms, which very often end in -ă.
Is the word for "is" always este?
Yes, este is the formal third-person singular form of the verb a fi (to be). It is used for "he is", "she is", or "it is". However, in everyday spoken Romanian, you will very often hear it shortened to just e.

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