Coliziunea este pe carosabil.

to be

Breakdown of Coliziunea este pe carosabil.

• pe: on
• coliziunea: the collision
• carosabilul: the roadway

Questions & Answers about Coliziunea este pe carosabil.

Why does coliziunea end in -a?

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

• coliziune = collision
• coliziunea = the collision

This is called the enclitic definite article.
So coliziunea literally means collision-the, but in natural English it is simply the collision.

Why is este used here?

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

So:

• este = is

In this sentence, it links the subject coliziunea with the location pe carosabil.

Romanian normally keeps this verb in a full sentence, unlike some languages where is can be omitted. In casual speech, people often shorten este to e:

• Coliziunea este pe carosabil.
• Coliziunea e pe carosabil.

Both are correct; e is just more conversational.

Why is the preposition pe used?