Scenariul este pe masă.

Because Romanian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

• scenariu = a script / a scenario
• scenariul = the script / the scenario

So -ul here is the definite ending. This is one of the first big differences from English, where the is a separate word.

Scenariu is a neuter noun.

In Romanian, neuter nouns act:

• like masculine in the singular
• like feminine in the plural

So you get:

• un scenariu = a script
• scenariul = the script
• două scenarii = two scripts
• scenariile = the scripts

Este means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of a fi = to be.

Yes, you can very often say e instead:

• Scenariul este pe masă.
• Scenariul e pe masă.

Both are correct. Este sounds a little fuller or more formal; e is very common in everyday speech.

Here pe means on.

So pe masă means on the table or on a table, depending on context.

A learner may notice that pe also appears before some direct objects, especially people, as in Văd pe Maria. That is the same word, but with a different grammatical job. In this sentence, it is simply a preposition of location: on.

This is a very common question, because Romanian and English do not use articles in exactly the same way.

In Romanian, expressions of location after a preposition often use the noun without the article, especially when the place is understood from context. So pe masă is a very natural way to say on the table.

• pe masă = often on the table
• pe masa = on the table too, but more explicitly definite, often with extra detail after it

For example:

• Scenariul este pe masă.
• Scenariul este pe masa din bucătărie. = The script is on the kitchen table.

So English the does not always force Romanian to use a definite noun.

ă is a separate Romanian vowel, not just an accented a.

It is pronounced like a short, neutral uh sound, similar to the last sound in English sofa.

So masă sounds roughly like MA-suh, with the stress on the first syllable.

Also notice the difference:

• masă = table
• masa = the table

That one small letter changes the word.

The normal, neutral order is:

Subject + verb + place

So:

• Scenariul = subject
• este = verb
• pe masă = place

That makes Scenariul este pe masă the most straightforward version.

Other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:

• Pe masă este scenariul.

That can sound more emphatic or literary, as if you are focusing on where it is. But the original sentence is the basic, neutral order.

No. Romanian does not need a separate subject pronoun here.

Scenariul already tells you what the subject is, so Scenariul este pe masă is complete by itself.

Adding el would usually be unnecessary unless you were making a contrast, for example:

• Scenariul este pe masă, dar cartea nu e acolo.

So in ordinary speech, the sentence without a pronoun is exactly what you want.