Regele este aici.

Because regele means the king, while rege means a king or just king 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.

• rege = king
• regele = the king

So in this sentence, regele este aici is literally king-the is here.

In Romanian, the definite article is often attached directly to the noun.

For masculine singular nouns, the article is commonly -l or -le, depending on the noun’s form. With rege, the definite form is:

• rege → regele

This is something you usually learn word by word, because the exact form can vary.

Rege is a masculine noun.

That matters because Romanian nouns have gender, and gender affects articles, adjectives, and sometimes other parts of the sentence.

For example:

• un rege = a king
• regele = the king

Its feminine counterpart would be:

• regină = queen
• regina = the queen

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

So:

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

In standard Romanian, you normally keep este in a sentence like this.

However, in everyday speech, Romanians very often use e instead of este:

• Regele e aici.

That means exactly the same thing and is very common.

Because aici means here, and the most neutral Romanian word order here is:

• Subject + verb + place
• Regele + este + aici

That said, Romanian word order is fairly flexible. You can also say:

• Aici este regele.

This changes the emphasis. It sounds more like Here is the king or The king is here (as opposed to somewhere else).

So Regele este aici is the plain, neutral version.

Yes. Aici este regele is grammatically correct.

The difference is mainly emphasis:

• Regele este aici. = neutral statement
• Aici este regele. = emphasis on here

English does this too:

• The king is here.
• Here is the king.

So both are possible, but they are not always identical in tone.

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

• Regele ≈ REH-jeh-leh
• este ≈ YES-teh
• aici ≈ ah-YEECH

A few notes:

• The g in rege sounds like the g in gentle, not like the g in go.
• este often sounds like yes-te.
• aici ends with a sound similar to ch in some pronunciations of hitch, but softer.

You do not need to pronounce it exactly like English spelling suggests.

Yes, generally.

• este is the full form and can sound a bit more careful, neutral, or formal.
• e is shorter and extremely common in everyday speech.

So both are correct:

• Regele este aici.
• Regele e aici.

If you are learning, it is good to know both. You will hear e very often in real conversation.

Because Romanian usually expresses the by attaching it to the noun.

Compare:

• English: the king
• Romanian: regele

This is one of the big differences between Romanian and English. Instead of a separate article before the noun, Romanian often uses an article at the end.

Its main meaning is here.

It refers to location near the speaker, just like English here.

There is also a shorter variant aci, which you may sometimes see or hear, but aici is the standard and most common form for learners to use.

Add nu before the verb:

• Regele nu este aici. = The king is not here.

In everyday speech, you could also say:

• Regele nu e aici.

So the pattern is:

• este → nu este
• e → nu e

You can do it mainly through intonation:

• Regele este aici? = Is the king here?

You can also invert the order:

• Este regele aici?

Both are possible. Romanian often relies on spoken intonation for yes/no questions.

Usually yes, because regele is a common noun: the king.

But if it is part of a royal title before a name, you may see capitalization:

• Regele Mihai
• Regele Carol I

So in the sentence Regele este aici, capitalization depends on context. If it is just a normal sentence and not part of a title, lowercase regele is usually safest unless it starts the sentence, as it does here.

It would be:

• Un rege este aici. = A king is here.

Compare:

• regele = the king
• un rege = a king

This is a useful contrast, because it shows the difference between the definite and indefinite forms very clearly.

The plural is regi = kings.

So:

• rege = king
• regi = kings

And the definite plural is:

• regii = the kings

Example:

• Regii sunt aici. = The kings are here.

This is useful because Romanian changes both the noun form and the article.