Șoferul este amiabil.

The driver is amicable.

Breakdown of Șoferul este amiabil.

• a fi: to be
• șoferul: the driver
• amiabil: amicable

Questions & Answers about Șoferul este amiabil.

Why is it șoferul and not just șofer?

Because -ul is the definite article in Romanian.

• șofer = driver / a driver
• șoferul = the driver

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

So:

• șofer → driver
• șoferul → the driver

What part of the word is the definite article here?

In șoferul, the definite article is -ul.

You can think of it like this:

• șofer = base noun
• -ul = the

So șoferul literally works like driver-the, but in natural English we translate it as the driver.

This is a very common Romanian pattern with masculine singular nouns.

Why is este used? Is it like English is?