Prietenii văd spectacolul.

the friend (masculine)

Breakdown of Prietenii văd spectacolul.

• a vedea: to see
• spectacolul: the show; performance

Questions & Answers about Prietenii văd spectacolul.

Why does prietenii end in -ii?

Because prietenii means the friends.

In Romanian, the definite article (the) is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word.

• prieten = friend
• prieteni = friends
• prietenii = the friends

So those two i letters are not accidental:

• one -i marks the plural
• the other -i marks the definite article

This is a very common pattern in Romanian.

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How do you pronounce prietenii with those two i's?

A good practical pronunciation is roughly pree-eh-TE-nee with a very light y sound at the end: pree-eh-TE-nee(y).

The important thing for a learner is:

• prieteni = friends
• prietenii = the friends

That extra i changes the grammar, even if the pronunciation difference can sound subtle.

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Why does spectacolul end in -ul?

For the same reason: it means the show.

• spectacol = show
• spectacolul = the show

Again, Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

So in this sentence:

• Prietenii = the friends
• spectacolul = the show

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