Learn Hardcore Romanian: Profesorul scrie multe întrebări pentru studenți. - The teacher writes many questions for the students.

The suffix -ul is the enclitic definite article for masculine singular nouns. Romanian attaches its definite article to the end of the noun, so Profesorul literally means the teacher.

What tense and person is scrie, and how is it conjugated?

scrie is the third person singular present indicative of the verb a scrie (to write). Its present tense forms are: eu scriu, tu scrii, el/ea scrie, noi scriem, voi scrieți, ei/ele scriu.

Why is multe used instead of mulți before întrebări?

Romanian adjectives agree in gender and number with their nouns. Since întrebări is feminine plural, you use multe, the feminine plural form of mult (much/many), rather than the masculine plural mulți.

Why is there no article before întrebări (e.g. no niște întrebări)?

When a plural noun is modified by a quantity adjective like multe, you drop the indefinite article niște. So multe întrebări simply means many questions without adding niște.

What sound does the letter ă represent in întrebări?

The letter ă represents the mid-central vowel /ə/, similar to the 'a' in the English sofa. Thus întrebări is pronounced approximately [ɨnˈtrebəri].

Why does întrebări start with î instead of â?

Romanian orthography uses î at the beginning or end of words and â only in the interior. Since întrebări starts with that vowel sound, it’s written with î.

What case is studenți in after pentru, and why does it look like the nominative?

The preposition pentru governs the accusative case. In the plural, many Romanian nouns (like student) have identical forms in nominative and accusative, so studenți serves both functions.

Could you use the dative instead of pentru studenți?

Yes. You could say Profesorul scrie multe întrebări studenților, using the dative (studenților) to mean writes many questions to the students. Using pentru studenți focuses on “for students” (benefit or purpose).