Sunt șapte zile.

There are seven days.

Breakdown of Sunt șapte zile.

• a fi: to be
• ziua: the day
• șapte: 7

Questions & Answers about Sunt șapte zile.

Why does sunt mean are here? I thought it meant I am.

In Romanian, sunt can mean both:

• I am
• they are

The subject usually makes it clear.

In Sunt șapte zile, there is no separate word for they, but șapte zile is plural, so sunt is understood as are.

Also, Romanian often uses to be in the same way English uses there is / there are. So:

• Este o problemă. = There is a problem.
• Sunt șapte zile. = There are seven days.

Why isn’t there a word for there, like in there are seven days?

Romanian often does not need a separate word for there in this kind of sentence.

English says:

• There are seven days.

Romanian simply says:

• Sunt șapte zile.

The verb sunt already introduces existence here, so adding a separate there is unnecessary.

Why is the word order Sunt șapte zile and not Șapte zile sunt?