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Questions & Answers about Raportul este complet.
Why is it raportul and not just raport?
Because -ul is the Romanian definite article for this noun, so raportul means the report.
- raport = report / a report
- raportul = the report
Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, instead of using a separate word like English the.
So:
- Raportul este complet. = The report is complete.
- Un raport este complet. = A report is complete.
What does este mean here?
Este means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a fi = to be.
So the sentence is structured very much like English:
- Raportul = the report
- este = is
- complet = complete
In everyday speech, Romanians often use the shorter form e instead of este:
- Raportul e complet.
That means exactly the same thing, just a little more natural in casual conversation.
Why is the adjective complet and not something else like ?