Breakdown of Stingătorul este sub scaun.
Questions & Answers about Stingătorul este sub scaun.
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- stingător = extinguisher
- stingătorul = the extinguisher
So -ul here is the masculine/neuter singular definite article.
Este means is. It is the 3rd person singular present form of a fi = to be.
So the sentence structure is:
- Stingătorul = the extinguisher
- este = is
- sub scaun = under the chair / under a chair, depending on context
Yes. In everyday Romanian, e is a very common short form of este.
So both are correct:
- Stingătorul este sub scaun.
- Stingătorul e sub scaun.
Este sounds a little fuller or more careful; e is more conversational.