Questions & Answers about Copiii cer apă acum.
What does Copiii mean?
Copiii is the definite plural form of copil (child). So Copiii means the children.
Why does copiii end in -ii?
In Romanian masculine nouns take -i for the plural (copil → copii = children). A second -i is then the plural definite article suffix, so copii → copiii = the children.
What is the verb cer, and how is it formed?
Cer is the third person plural present tense of a cere (to ask/request). Because the subject is copiii (they), the verb appears as cer = they ask (or they are asking).
Why isn’t there a preposition before apă?
In Romanian a cere takes a direct object with no preposition: a cere ceva = to ask (for) something. Thus cer apă literally means ask water, i.e. ask for water.