Breakdown of Ea nu este acasă acum.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
nu
no / not
acasă
at home
ea
she
Questions & Answers about Ea nu este acasă acum.
Why is nu placed right before este?
Why do we use acasă instead of just casă?
casă is a noun meaning 'house', but acasă is a word that means 'at home' or 'home'. When you want to say someone is at their own home, always use acasă.
Is it mandatory to include the word Ea at the start of this sentence?
No, it is not mandatory. In Romanian, the verb often tells you who is doing the action. If it is already clear from context that you are talking about her, you can simply say Nu este acasă acum.
Could I say nu e instead of nu este?
Yes! e is a very common, shorter version of este. In everyday spoken Romanian, people will almost always say nu e acasă acum.
Can I change the position of the word acum?
Yes, time words like acum (now) are quite flexible in Romanian. You could easily put it at the beginning of the sentence: Acum ea nu este acasă.