Word
Decizia judecătoarei este clară.
Meaning
The judge's decision is clear.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Decizia judecătoarei este clară.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
decizia
the decision
judecătoarea
the judge
clar
clear
Questions & Answers about Decizia judecătoarei este clară.
Why does judecătoare change to judecătoarei here?
This is the Genitive case, which shows possession (like the English apostrophe 's). For feminine nouns ending in -e like judecătoare (female judge), you form the definite genitive by replacing the final -e with the suffix -ei. So, judecătoare becomes judecătoarei (the judge's / of the judge).
Could I say Judecătoarei decizia este clară to match the English word order?
No, Romanian word order for possession is different. The thing that is owned (decizia) almost always comes before the owner (judecătoarei). It helps to translate it literally in your head as 'The decision of the judge'.
Does the adjective clară agree with decizia or judecătoarei?
How did decizie (decision) become decizia?
Decizie is a feminine singular noun. To say 'the decision', you add the definite article. For feminine nouns ending in -ie, the definite article is formed by changing the final -e to -a, making it decizia.