Copiii urăsc ploaia.

The children hate the rain.

Breakdown of Copiii urăsc ploaia.

• copilul: the child
• ploaia: the rain
• a urî: to hate

Questions & Answers about Copiii urăsc ploaia.

Why does copiii have three i's?

Because it is built from three parts:

• copil = child
• plural ending: -i → copii = children
• definite article in the plural: another -i → copiii = the children

So:

• copil = a child
• copii = children
• copiii = the children

This is completely normal in Romanian, even though it looks strange to English speakers at first.

How do you pronounce copiii?

It is pronounced roughly ko-PEE-ee.

A helpful way to think of it:

• co as in core without the r
• pii has the stressed pee
• the final i is a separate sound

So the three i's are not just decorative. They reflect real morphology, and in careful pronunciation they also affect the sound.

Why is it ploaia and not just ploaie?