Cuptorul este încă cald.

to be

Breakdown of Cuptorul este încă cald.

• cald: warm
• încă: still
• cuptorul: the oven

Questions & Answers about Cuptorul este încă cald.

Why is it cuptorul and not just cuptor?

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

• cuptor = oven
• cuptorul = the oven

Unlike English, Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of before it.

What kind of noun is cuptor? Is it masculine or neuter?

Cuptor is a neuter noun.

In Romanian, neuter nouns behave:

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

So in the singular you get:

• cuptorul = the oven
• cald = masculine/singular form of warm

In the plural, it changes:

• cuptoarele = the ovens
• calde = warm (plural)

So:

• Cuptorul este încă cald.
• Cuptoarele sunt încă calde.

Why is este used here? Can it be left out?

Este means is, from the verb a fi = to be.

In a normal Romanian sentence like this, you do need the verb:

• Cuptorul este încă cald.

You can also use the very common short form:

• Cuptorul e încă cald.

But you would not normally leave it out completely.