Learn Romanian: Unde este profesorul?

Unde este profesorul?

Where is the teacher?

Breakdown of Unde este profesorul?

to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)

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Questions & Answers about Unde este profesorul?

How should my voice sound when asking a question that starts with Unde?

In Romanian, questions that start with a specific question word like Unde, Ce, or Cine usually have a falling intonation at the end. Your voice will go slightly down on the word profesorul, exactly like it does in English when you ask 'Where is the teacher?'.

Is the word order for Unde questions exactly the same as in English?

Yes! For simple questions like this, the order is identical to English: Question word (Unde) + verb (este) + subject (profesorul).

I see profesorul means 'the teacher', but isn't 'teacher' just profesor? Where is the word for 'the'?

In Romanian, the word for 'the' is not a separate word that comes before the noun. Instead, it gets attached directly to the end of the word! Here, the ending -ul is added to the masculine noun profesor to make profesorul (the teacher).

Can I shorten este to e in this question?

Absolutely. In everyday spoken Romanian, you will very often hear Unde e profesorul? instead of Unde este profesorul?. Both are completely correct and mean exactly the same thing.