Learn Romanian: Unde este studentul acum? - Where is the student now?

For questions starting with a specific question word like Unde (Where), your pitch should generally go down at the end of the sentence, just like in English! You want to put a little extra emphasis on the word Unde itself.

I see "studentul" translates to "the student". Where is the word for "the"?

In Romanian, "the" isn't a separate word that comes before the noun like it does in English. Instead, it gets attached to the end of the word! The base word is student, and adding -ul to the end makes it studentul (the student).

Is the word order here exactly the same as in English?

Yes! For basic questions with the verb "to be", Romanian matches English perfectly. You just follow the pattern: Question word (Unde) + verb (este) + subject (studentul).

What if I want to ask where multiple students are right now?

You would need to change the verb este (is) to its plural form sunt (are), and make the noun plural too. The sentence would become: Unde sunt studenții acum?