Breakdown of Unde este profesoara?
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
unde
where
profesoara
the teacher
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Questions & Answers about Unde este profesoara?
How does word order work in Romanian questions with unde?
It is very similar to English! You start with the question word (unde), follow it with the verb (este), and then the subject (profesoara).
Does profesoara specifically mean a female teacher?
Why does profesoara end with an "a" instead of an "ă"?
That ending is the Romanian equivalent of "the" (the definite article). The base word for a female teacher is profesoară. To say "the teacher", Romanian attaches an -a to the end, and the original ă changes to an a, making it profesoara.
Because this is a question, does my voice go up at the end?
Actually, it goes down. Just like in English, questions that start with a question word like unde (where), ce (what), or cine (who) have a falling intonation at the end. Your voice usually only goes up at the end of yes/no questions.