Carnetul de sănătate este aici.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• carnet = a booklet / a card / a passbook
• carnetul = the booklet / the card

So carnetul de sănătate means the health booklet.

This is one of the biggest differences from English: instead of a separate word like the, Romanian often adds it to the noun itself.

Carnet is a noun that can mean a booklet, small document book, card, or official booklet, depending on context.

In carnetul de sănătate, it refers to a health-related official document. In real usage, this may be translated as:

• health booklet
• health record book
• sometimes health card or a similar document, depending on the country and situation

So the exact English translation can vary a little, even though the Romanian phrase stays the same.

Romanian often expresses this kind of relationship with de + noun.

So:

• sănătate = health
• de sănătate = of health / related to health

Literally, carnet de sănătate is something like booklet of health, but in natural English we would say health booklet.

This pattern is very common in Romanian:

• carte de istorie = history book
• sală de sport = gym / sports hall
• periuță de dinți = toothbrush

So English often uses a noun as an adjective, while Romanian often uses de.

Yes. Sănătate is feminine.

You can tell from forms like:

• o sănătate bună = good health

In this sentence, though, you do not see a feminine article because sănătate comes after de in the expression de sănătate.

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

So:

• Carnetul de sănătate este aici.
• literally: The health booklet is here.

Romanian often uses este in a neutral or slightly more formal style.

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

So both are correct:

• Carnetul de sănătate este aici.
• Carnetul de sănătate e aici.

The version with e is very common in everyday speech.
The version with este can sound a little more careful, neutral, or formal.

Because aici means here, and Romanian commonly places location words after the verb:

• Este aici. = It is here.

So the structure is:

• Carnetul de sănătate = subject
• este = verb
• aici = location

This word order is very natural in Romanian.

Yes, Romanian word order is fairly flexible.

For example, you could also hear:

• Este aici carnetul de sănătate.

But this changes the emphasis. It can sound like you are specifically stressing here or introducing the subject after the verb.

The most neutral version is:

• Carnetul de sănătate este aici.

A rough pronunciation is suh-nuh-TAH-teh.

A few helpful points:

• ă is a special Romanian vowel, like a short neutral uh sound
• the stress is on ta: să-nă-TA-te
• the final e is pronounced, not silent

So all syllables are heard.

A rough guide is kar-NEH-tool.

Helpful details:

• car sounds like kar
• stress is usually on ne: car-NE-tul
• -ul is the attached definite article, pronounced as part of the word

So it is one word, not carnet + the as separate pieces.

The indefinite version would be:

• un carnet de sănătate = a health booklet

Compare:

• un carnet de sănătate = a health booklet
• carnetul de sănătate = the health booklet

So Romanian distinguishes indefinite and definite, just like English, but the definite article is usually attached to the noun.

Carnet is a neuter noun in Romanian.

That means:

• in the singular, it behaves like a masculine noun
• in the plural, it behaves like a feminine noun

For example:

• singular definite: carnetul
• plural indefinite: carnete
• plural definite: carnetele

Neuter nouns are very common in Romanian and can feel unusual to English speakers because English does not really have this noun class.

Not in the strict form-based sense. It is a prepositional construction with de.

Romanian can express possession or relationship in different ways. Here, instead of using a genitive ending, Romanian uses:

• carnet de sănătate

This is a fixed and very common type of noun phrase meaning something like booklet related to health.

So for a learner, the safest way to understand it is: de + noun often corresponds to English noun modifiers like health, sports, history, and so on.

Yes. You can replace aici with other adverbs of place, depending on the meaning:

• aici = here
• acolo = there
• dincolo = over there
• sus = upstairs / up
• jos = downstairs / down

For example:

• Carnetul de sănătate este acolo. = The health booklet is there.

So the sentence pattern is very reusable.

No. Romanian normally does not need a separate subject pronoun here.

English says:

• It is here

But Romanian simply says:

• Este aici

And when the noun is stated, that noun itself is the subject:

• Carnetul de sănătate este aici.

Romanian uses subject pronouns mainly for emphasis, contrast, or clarity, not as routinely as English does.