Because bărbatul means the man, while bărbat means a man or just man in a general sense.
Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the:
So the ending -ul is the masculine singular definite article here.
Here după means after.
So după arsură means after the burn or after suffering a burn, depending on the context.
După is a very common Romanian preposition and can have several meanings, including:
In this sentence, it clearly has the time/sequence meaning: after.
Romanian often leaves the noun indefinite after a preposition when the context already makes the situation clear.
So după arsură is a natural way to say after a burn / after the burn, especially in medical-style language.
Compare:
A native English speaker may expect a definite form, but Romanian does not always use it where English does.
It is in the accusative, because după normally takes the accusative.
However, for many Romanian nouns, the nominative and accusative forms look the same, so you do not see a special ending change here:
So grammatically it is accusative, but the form itself stays the same.
A rough pronunciation guide:
A few useful pronunciation notes:
So the full sentence is roughly:
bărBAtul ESTE staBIL duPĂ arSUră
The letter ă is a very common Romanian vowel. It does not exist as a standard letter in English.
In this sentence, you see it in:
It is pronounced like a quick, unstressed uh sound. Not exactly English a, e, or u.
For many learners, getting ă right takes practice, but even an approximate uh sound is a good start.
Yes, Romanian word order is somewhat flexible.
The neutral order here is:
But you could also say:
This shifts the focus a bit toward after the burn.
Romanian often allows this kind of movement more easily than English, although the basic subject + verb + complement order is still the most neutral.
Yes. Stabil is very natural in medical contexts.
It often means that a patient is in a stable condition, not getting worse at the moment. So in a hospital or emergency context, este stabil is a very normal phrase.
For example:
So this sentence sounds like something you might hear in a medical update.
Yes, you could.
Both are possible, but they may feel slightly different in tone:
Because the subject is already expressed by bărbatul = the man.
Romanian does not need an extra subject pronoun when the subject is already clearly stated.
So:
Both are correct, but you normally use el only when you want to emphasize he, contrast him with someone else, or when the subject has not already been named.