Angajatorul este în birou.

The employer is in the office.

Breakdown of Angajatorul este în birou.

• a fi: to be
• în: in
• biroul: the office
• angajatorul: the employer

Questions & Answers about Angajatorul este în birou.

Why does angajator become angajatorul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• angajator = an employer
• angajatorul = the employer

This is different from English, where the is a separate word. In Romanian, it is attached to the noun.

A few similar examples:

• băiat = boy
• băiatul = the boy
• profesor = teacher
• profesorul = the teacher

So angajatorul means the employer.

What does este mean, and is it the verb to be?

Yes. Este is the 3rd person singular form of a fi (to be).

So:

• eu sunt = I am
• tu ești = you are
• el/ea este = he/she is

In your sentence:

• Angajatorul este în birou. = The employer is in the office.

In everyday Romanian, people often say e instead of este:

• Angajatorul e în birou.

Both are correct. Este sounds a little fuller or slightly more formal/neutral, while e is very common in speech.