Cadourile lor sunt pe masă.

to be

Breakdown of Cadourile lor sunt pe masă.

• masa: the table
• pe: on
• lor: their

Questions & Answers about Cadourile lor sunt pe masă.

What does each word in Cadourile lor sunt pe masă. literally correspond to in English?

Word‑by‑word:

• cadourile = the presents / the gifts
• lor = their (literally “of them”)
• sunt = are
• pe = on
• masă = table

So a very literal rendering is: “The presents of them are on table.”

Why is “the” attached to the end of cadourile instead of being a separate word?

Romanian usually puts the definite article after the noun as an ending, not as a separate word like English.

• Base noun: cadou = present, gift
• Plural (indefinite): cadouri = presents
• Plural (definite): cadourile = the presents

So:

• English: the presents
• Romanian: cadourile (literally “presents‑the”)

This “postposed article” is a core feature of Romanian grammar and happens with most nouns:

• carte → cartea = the book
• masă → masa = the table
• copii → copiii = the children