Țeava este sub chiuvetă.

to be

Breakdown of Țeava este sub chiuvetă.

• sub: under
• chiuveta: the sink
• țeava: the pipe

Questions & Answers about Țeava este sub chiuvetă.

Why does țeava end in -a?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not as a separate word before it.

• țeavă = pipe
• țeava = the pipe

So -a here is the attached definite article. This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice in Romanian.

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What does este mean, and can I say e instead?

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

So:

• Țeava este sub chiuvetă. = full form
• Țeava e sub chiuvetă. = shorter, very common everyday form

Both are correct.
E is extremely common in normal speech, while este can sound a bit more neutral, careful, or formal.

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Why is it sub chiuvetă and not sub chiuveta?