Learn Romanian: Portofelul tău este acolo.

Portofelul tău este acolo.

Your wallet is there.

Breakdown of Portofelul tău este acolo.

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

acolo

there

tău

your (sg.) [ta, tăi, tale]

portofelul

the wallet

Questions & Answers about Portofelul tău este acolo.

Why does the sentence use portofelul (the wallet) instead of just portofel (wallet) with tău?

In Romanian, when a possessive word like tău (your) comes right after a noun, that noun must have a definite article attached to it. You are literally saying "the wallet your".

Why is the word for "your" tău here, rather than ta?

The word for "your" has to match the gender of the object you own. Portofel is a neuter noun, which acts exactly like a masculine noun when it is singular. Because of this, we use the masculine/neuter singular form tău instead of the feminine form ta.

How do we get portofelul from the base dictionary word portofel?

To say "the" for singular masculine and neuter nouns that end in a consonant, you add -ul to the very end of the word. So portofel (wallet) simply becomes portofelul (the wallet).

Is acolo related to the word aici?

Yes, they are direct opposites. Acolo means "there" (a place further away from you, as in this sentence), while aici means "here" (a place right next to you).