Meșterul spune că reparația nu este grea.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• meșter = a craftsman / repairman / handyman
• meșterul = the craftsman / the repairman

So Meșterul spune... means The repairman says...

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice in Romanian.

For the same reason: reparația is the definite form.

• reparație = a repair
• reparația = the repair

With many feminine nouns ending in -ie, the definite article is added as -a, giving:

• reparație → reparația

So the sentence is talking about the repair, not just a repair.

că means that and introduces a subordinate clause.

• Meșterul spune că... = The repairman says that...

In English, that is often optional:

• The repairman says the repair is not difficult.

In Romanian, că is very commonly kept, especially in clear standard sentences like this one.

In Romanian, nu is the normal negation word meaning not, and it usually comes directly before the verb.

• este = is
• nu este = is not

So:

• reparația este grea = the repair is difficult
• reparația nu este grea = the repair is not difficult

This is very regular in Romanian, so it is a useful pattern to remember.

Because adjectives in Romanian usually agree with the noun in gender and number.

Here, reparația is:

• feminine
• singular

So the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• masculine singular: greu
• feminine singular: grea

Compare:

• Problema este grea. = The problem is difficult.
• Drumul este greu. = The road/journey is difficult.

So grea matches reparația.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• greu / grea can mean heavy
• it can also mean difficult / hard

In this sentence, because we are talking about a repair, the meaning is clearly difficult, not physically heavy.

So:

• reparația nu este grea = the repair is not difficult

This is very similar to English hard, which can also have more than one meaning.

Yes. E is a very common short form of este.

So both are correct:

• reparația nu este grea
• reparația nu e grea

The version with este sounds a bit more full or formal. The version with e is very common in everyday speech.

spune is the verb to say / to tell, from a spune.

Here it is:

• 3rd person singular
• present tense

So:

• eu spun = I say
• tu spui = you say
• el/ea spune = he/she says

That is why Meșterul spune means The repairman says.

Because Romanian normally uses a postposed definite article, meaning the article is attached to the noun itself.

Examples:

• băiat = boy
• băiatul = the boy
• fată = girl
• fata = the girl
• meșter = repairman/craftsman
• meșterul = the repairman
• reparație = repair
• reparația = the repair

This is a core feature of Romanian grammar and one of the ways it differs from the other major Romance languages.

The given word order is the most neutral and natural one:

• Meșterul spune că reparația nu este grea.

Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but changes often affect emphasis rather than basic meaning.

For example, the sentence as given simply states the information in a straightforward way. In other contexts, speakers might move things around for emphasis, but for a learner, this version is the best standard model.

These letters are very important in Romanian:

• ș = sh sound, like in ship
  • meșterul
• ă = a short central vowel, something like the a in sofa
  • că
• ț = ts sound, like in cats
  • reparația

A rough pronunciation guide for the sentence could be:

MESH-te-rul SPOO-neh kuh reh-pah-RA-tsi-a noo ES-teh GRE-ah

That is only approximate, but it helps an English speaker notice the key sounds.

Because reparația itself is the subject of este.

In English, the subject is the repair:

• The repair is not difficult.

In Romanian, it works the same way:

• Reparația nu este grea.

So there is no need for an extra pronoun like it. The noun reparația already does that job.

It breaks down like this:

• Meșterul = subject of the main clause
• spune = main verb
• că = introduces a subordinate clause
• reparația = subject of the subordinate clause
• nu este = negative form of is
• grea = predicate adjective

So the pattern is:

[The repairman] [says] [that] [the repair] [is not] [difficult].

This is a very useful sentence pattern in Romanian:

• X spune că Y este/nu este Z
  = X says that Y is/is not Z