Markerul este lângă banda adezivă.

to be

Breakdown of Markerul este lângă banda adezivă.

• lângă: next to
• banda adezivă: the adhesive tape
• markerul: the marker pen

Questions & Answers about Markerul este lângă banda adezivă.

Why does marker become markerul?

Because -ul is the definite article attached to a masculine/neuter noun in Romanian.

• marker = a marker / marker
• markerul = the marker

Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

So:

• markerul este... = the marker is...

Why is it banda and not bandă?

The basic noun is bandă = tape / strip / band.

When it becomes definite (the tape), it changes to banda.

So:

• bandă = a tape
• banda = the tape

This is a very common Romanian pattern with feminine nouns ending in -ă.

Why is the adjective adezivă not also made definite?