A1 Collocation خنثی

Temă grea

Difficult homework

معنی

Academic tasks that are hard to complete.

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زمینه فرهنگی

Romanian students often have 'meditații' (private tutoring) because the 'teme' are so 'grele' that they need extra help outside of school. In Romania, a 'temă grea' is often a point of pride for teachers, showing that their class is rigorous and high-standard. On Romanian TikTok, students often post videos with the hashtag #temagrea to vent about their workload, creating a digital community of shared struggle. Grandparents in Romania often tell stories of how they had 'teme și mai grele' (even harder homework) and had to walk miles to school, using the phrase to teach resilience.

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Gender Match

Always remember 'temă' is a girl! She needs her adjective to end in 'a' (grea).

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Don't say 'greu'

Saying 'temă greu' is a very common beginner mistake. It sounds like saying 'a heavy boy homework.'

معنی

Academic tasks that are hard to complete.

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Gender Match

Always remember 'temă' is a girl! She needs her adjective to end in 'a' (grea).

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Don't say 'greu'

Saying 'temă greu' is a very common beginner mistake. It sounds like saying 'a heavy boy homework.'

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Use it metaphorically

Impress locals by using it for non-school tasks, like 'Alegerea cadoului e o temă grea.'

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The 'Sigh'

In Romania, 'temă grea' is usually accompanied by a dramatic sigh. It's part of the performance!

خودت رو بسنج

Fill in the correct form of 'greu' (grea or grele).

Maria are două teme ______.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: grele

'Teme' is plural feminine, so we use 'grele.'

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Select the right option:

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Tema este grea.

'Tema' is singular feminine, so 'grea' is the correct adjective form.

Complete the dialogue.

Andrei: Ai terminat exercițiile? Ioana: Nu, este o ______ ______.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: temă grea

Ioana is referring to a single assignment in a neutral way.

Match the phrase to the situation.

You are at the library and the math problems are impossible.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Temă grea

'Temă grea' is the standard way to express academic difficulty.

🎉 امتیاز: /4

ابزارهای بصری یادگیری

Greu vs. Grea

Masculine (Greu)
ghiozdan greu heavy backpack
Feminine (Grea)
temă grea hard homework

بانک تمرین

4 تمرین‌ها
Fill in the correct form of 'greu' (grea or grele). جای خالی A1

Maria are două teme ______.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: grele

'Teme' is plural feminine, so we use 'grele.'

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A1

Select the right option:

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Tema este grea.

'Tema' is singular feminine, so 'grea' is the correct adjective form.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

Andrei: Ai terminat exercițiile? Ioana: Nu, este o ______ ______.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: temă grea

Ioana is referring to a single assignment in a neutral way.

Match the phrase to the situation. situation_matching A1

You are at the library and the math problems are impossible.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: Temă grea

'Temă grea' is the standard way to express academic difficulty.

🎉 امتیاز: /4

سوالات متداول

12 سوال

Yes, but it's informal. In a professional setting, 'proiect dificil' is better.

The plural is 'teme grele.'

No, it also means physically heavy, like a 'valiză grea' (heavy suitcase).

Both are correct. 'Grea' is more common in daily speech; 'dificilă' is more formal.

You say 'cea mai grea temă.'

It's grammatically possible but sounds like old poetry. Stick to 'o temă grea.'

Yes, it is a standard phrase used from Bucharest to Cluj.

No, for a difficult person we say 'om dificil' or 'om greu de cap' (slow learner).

The opposite is 'temă ușoară.'

It comes from the Latin 'thema,' which was neuter, but Romanian turned most such words into feminine.

Yes, it works perfectly for any task that requires solving.

It sounds like 'gre-AH', with the 'e' and 'a' blending together.

عبارات مرتبط

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a-și face temele

builds on

to do one's homework

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notă mică

similar

low grade

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examen dificil

similar

difficult exam

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muncă de lămurire

specialized form

persuasion work

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floare la ureche

contrast

piece of cake

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