Jucătorii reiau schimbul de mingi.

The players replay the rally.

Breakdown of Jucătorii reiau schimbul de mingi.

• schimbul de mingi: the rally; exchange of shots
• jucătorul: the player
• a relua: to resume; replay

Questions & Answers about Jucătorii reiau schimbul de mingi.

Why does jucătorii end in -ii?

Because jucătorii is the definite plural form of jucător.

• jucător = player
• jucători = players
• jucătorii = the players

In this form:

• the first i belongs to the plural ending
• the second i is the attached definite article

This is very common in Romanian masculine nouns.

What grammatical role does jucătorii have here?

It is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative.

The sentence structure is:

• Jucătorii = the players
• reiau = resume / take up again
• schimbul de mingi = the rally / the exchange of shots

So jucătorii are the ones doing the action.

What verb is reiau, and why does it look irregular?