Prelungitorul are patru prize.

to have

Breakdown of Prelungitorul are patru prize.

• priza: the outlet
• patru: 4
• prelungitorul: the extension lead; extension cord

Questions & Answers about Prelungitorul are patru prize.

Why does prelungitor become prelungitorul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not as a separate word like English the.

• prelungitor = extension cord / power strip
• prelungitorul = the extension cord / the power strip

So -ul here means the.

What does are mean, and which verb is it from?

Are means has. It comes from the verb a avea = to have.

A few present-tense forms are:

• eu am = I have
• tu ai = you have
• el/ea are = he/she/it has

In this sentence, prelungitorul is singular, so Romanian uses are = has.

Why is it are patru prize and not something like este patru prize?

Because Romanian uses a avea (to have) the same way English does when talking about possession or what something contains.

So:

• Prelungitorul are patru prize = The power strip has four sockets

Using este would mean is, which does not express possession here.

What does prize mean here?