Breakdown of Prietenii urmează marcajul turistic cu lanterna frontală.
prietenul
the friend (masculine)
cu
with
a urma
to follow
marcajul turistic
the trail marking
Questions & Answers about Prietenii urmează marcajul turistic cu lanterna frontală.
Why does prietenii have two is?
Because prietenii is the definite plural form: the friends.
- prieten = friend
- prieteni = friends
- prietenii = the friends
In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word like the in English. Here, one i belongs to the plural form, and the other helps mark definiteness.
Why is the verb urmează the same for a plural subject?
In the present tense, many Romanian verbs use the same form for 3rd person singular and 3rd person plural.
So both of these are correct:
- El urmează = he/she follows
- Ei urmează = they follow
You know whether it is singular or plural from the subject:
- Prietenul urmează = the friend follows
- Prietenii urmează = the friends follow
Does urmează only mean follow?