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Băiatul este acolo și casa este aici.

Băiatul este acolo și casa este aici.
The boy is there and the house is here.
From Lesson 2:Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Băiatul este acolo și casa este aici.

Why does casa mean "the house"? Isn't the word for house usually casă?
You are right! The basic word for house is casă. In Romanian, to say "the house", you attach "the" to the end of the word. For feminine words ending in -ă, you replace that -ă with -a. So, casă becomes casa (the house).
Why do "the boy" (băiatul) and "the house" (casa) have different endings for "the"?
In Romanian, the suffix for "the" changes depending on the gender of the noun. Băiat (boy) is masculine, so it takes the masculine ending -ul to become băiatul. Casă (house) is feminine, so it takes the feminine ending -a to become casa.
How can I remember the difference between acolo and aici?
They are a common pair of opposites. Aici means "here" (close to you), and acolo means "there" (far from you). A helpful memory trick: aici is a shorter word, similar to "here", while acolo is a longer word, similar to "there".
Does the verb este (is) change if the subject is masculine or feminine?
No, it stays exactly the same. The verb este means "is" for both masculine nouns like băiatul and feminine nouns like casa. Romanian verbs change depending on the person (I, you, we, they), but not the gender of the subject.

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