Dosarul este incomplet.

to be

Breakdown of Dosarul este incomplet.

• dosarul: the dossier; case file
• incomplet: incomplete

Questions & Answers about Dosarul este incomplet.

Why is it dosarul and not dosar?

Because -ul is the definite article attached to the end of the noun in Romanian.

• dosar = a file / a dossier
• dosarul = the file / the dossier

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, unlike English, which uses a separate word such as the.

So in this sentence, dosarul means the file.

What does este mean here?

Este is the 3rd person singular of the verb a fi = to be.

So:

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

In Dosarul este incomplet, este simply means is.

In everyday speech, Romanians often use the shorter form e:

• Dosarul e incomplet.

This means the same thing and sounds very natural.

Why is it incomplet and not incompletă?