Breakdown of Catalogul este în sala de lectură.
a fi
to be
în
in
catalogul
the catalogue
sala de lectură
the reading room
Questions & Answers about Catalogul este în sala de lectură.
Why is it catalogul and not just catalog?
Because -ul is the definite article attached to the end of the noun in Romanian.
- catalog = a catalog / catalog
- catalogul = the catalog
Romanian usually puts the definite article after the noun, unlike English, which uses a separate word the before it.
What form is este?
Este is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a fi (to be) in the present tense.
So here it means is:
- eu sunt = I am
- tu ești = you are
- el/ea este = he/she/it is
In everyday speech, Romanians also often say e instead of este:
- Catalogul e în sala de lectură.
This means exactly the same thing, just a little more natural in casual speech.
Why is there no word for the before catalogul or sala?