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Bărbatul nu este aici.

Bărbatul nu este aici.
The man is not here.
From Lesson 4:Negative sentences (nu)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Bărbatul nu este aici.

Why does nu come right before este?
In Romanian, to make a sentence negative, you must place the word nu (not) immediately before the verb. So, "is not" translates to nu este (literally "not is"). The negative word and the verb always stick together like this.
Why is "the man" translated as a single word, bărbatul?
In Romanian, the word for "the" (the definite article) attaches to the end of the noun rather than sitting in front of it as a separate word. Bărbat means "man", and adding -ul at the end makes it bărbatul ("the man").
I sometimes see nu e instead of nu este. Are they both correct?
Yes! E is a shorter, very common way to say este (is) in everyday speech. You can say Bărbatul nu este aici or Bărbatul nu e aici—they mean exactly the same thing.
How do you pronounce the end of the word aici?
In Romanian, when the letter 'c' is followed by an 'i', it makes a soft "ch" sound (like in the English word "cheese"). Therefore, aici is pronounced roughly like "ah-EECH".

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