Unde sunt studenții?

to be

Breakdown of Unde sunt studenții?

• unde: where
• studentul: the student

Questions & Answers about Unde sunt studenții?

Why is the verb sunt used here? What does it stand for?

sunt is the third-person plural present tense of a fi (to be). It corresponds to they are in English. Since studenții (the students) is a plural subject, you use sunt.

What’s the difference between studenți and studenții?

• studenți = “students” (indefinite)
• studenții = “the students” (definite)

Romanian marks the definite article by adding a suffix. For masculine plurals, that suffix is -ii.

How would you ask “Where are students?” without the definite article?

You simply drop the extra i:
Unde sunt studenți?
That asks about students in general, not a specific group.

How do you say “Where is the student?” in Romanian?

Use the third-person singular este (he/she/it is) and the singular definite article -ul:
Unde este studentul?
This literally means “Where is the student?”

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