Word
Drumul acesta e extrem de periculos iarna.
Meaning
This road is extremely dangerous in winter.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Drumul acesta e extrem de periculos iarna.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
drumul
the road
iarna
the winter
acesta
this one
Questions & Answers about Drumul acesta e extrem de periculos iarna.
Why is it drumul acesta and not acest drum?
Both mean "this road" and are perfectly fine to use! When the demonstrative (this) comes before the noun, the noun doesn't take an article (acest drum). When it comes after the noun, the noun must take the definite article (drumul acesta). Placing it after the noun is very common in everyday spoken Romanian.
Why do we need de in extrem de periculos?
In Romanian, adverbs of degree like extrem (extremely), destul (quite/enough), and extraordinar (extraordinarily) require the preposition de before the adjective they modify. You cannot just say extrem periculos, it must be linked with de.
Wait, drum is a neuter noun. Why does periculos look masculine?
Why does iarna mean "in winter"? Shouldn't there be a preposition like "în"?