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El nu este acasă.

El nu este acasă.
He is not at home.
From Lesson 4:Negative sentences (nu)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about El nu este acasă.

Why does nu come before the verb este?
In Romanian, making a sentence negative is very straightforward: you simply place the word nu directly in front of the verb. Unlike English, which sometimes needs helper words like "does not", Romanian just uses nu + verb.
Could I drop the word El and just say Nu este acasă?
Yes! Because the verb form este already shows that the subject is "he", "she", or "it", you can drop the pronoun El if the person you are talking about is already clear from the conversation.
Why is there no word for "at" before acasă?
The Romanian word acasă is an adverb that already means "at home" or "to home" all by itself. You do not need to add a separate preposition before it to say someone is at their house.
Is there a shorter way to say nu este?
Yes, you can say nu e. The word e is the short, everyday version of este. You will hear El nu e acasă very often in casual spoken Romanian.

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