Breakdown of Studenta este acasă.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
acasă
at home
studenta
the student
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Questions & Answers about Studenta este acasă.
Why does it say studenta instead of just student?
In Romanian, student means a male university student. For a female student, you use studentă. To say the female student, the ending changes from -ă to -a, giving you studenta.
What is the difference between acasă and casă?
Casă means a house or a physical building, but acasă means at home. When you want to say someone is at their home, you always use acasă.
How do I turn this statement into a yes/no question?
You do not need to change the word order at all! To ask Is the student at home?, you say exactly the same words, Studenta este acasă?, but make your voice go up at the end of the sentence.
If I wanted to ask Where is the student?, how would I do it?
You would use the question word unde, which means where. Put it at the beginning to make Unde este studenta?.
How would I ask Who is at home? using this sentence's vocabulary?
You would replace the subject with the question word cine, which means who. The question becomes Cine este acasă?.