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### Saying "Both" in Romanian

When you want to describe two subjects at once—like trying to choose between two adorable rescue animals—you'll need to say "both". Romanian has two sets of dual quantifiers: **amândoi** and **ambii**. They mean exactly the same thing, but they have distinct grammar rules for how they interact with nouns.

### "Amândoi" (The Noun Takes the Article)

The first word for "both" is **amândoi** (masculine). It can be used all by itself as a pronoun to replace a noun entirely.

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However, when you place *amândoi* right before a noun, **the noun must have a definite article** appended to it (e.g., *câinii* instead of *câini*).

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### "Ambii" (The Word Has the Article Built-In)

The alternative is **ambii** (masculine). Unlike *amândoi*, the definite article is already built into the end of the word (*ambi-i*). Because of this, any noun that follows it **must remain indefinite (bare)**. You say *ambii câini*, never *ambii câinii*.

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Like *amândoi*, *ambii* works perfectly on its own as a pronoun too.

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### Feminine and Neuter Forms

When talking about feminine or neuter nouns (like *pisică*), both of these quantifiers change their forms to match.

**Amândouă** is the feminine/neuter form of *amândoi*. Just like its masculine counterpart, the noun that follows it must have a definite article (*pisicile*).

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**Ambele** is the feminine/neuter form of *ambii*. Sticking to the rule, because it has the article built in, the noun following it stays bare (*pisici*).

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And of course, *ambele* easily stands on its own when the noun is already understood from context.

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Dual quantifiers (amândoi, ambii)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
both (m)	amândoi
abandoned	abandonat
Both are abandoned dogs.	Amândoi sunt câini abandonați.
to adopt	adopta
We want to adopt both abandoned dogs.	Vrem să adoptăm amândoi câinii abandonați.
both (m)	ambii
the owner (master)	stăpânul
Both dogs need a good owner.	Ambii câini au nevoie de un stăpân bun.
vaccinated	vaccinat
Both are vaccinated and are waiting for an owner.	Ambii sunt vaccinați și așteaptă un stăpân.
both (f/n)	amândouă
playful	jucăuș
Both cats are very playful.	Amândouă pisicile sunt foarte jucăușe.
both (f/n)	ambele
the fur	blana
Both cats have white fur and are playful.	Ambele pisici au blana albă și sunt jucăușe.
The color of the fur is different, but both are beautiful.	Culoarea blănii este diferită, dar amândouă sunt frumoase.
Both are wonderful, so we will adopt them.	Ambele sunt minunate, deci o să le adoptăm.
Look at both vaccinated dogs and choose one!	Priviți amândoi câinii vaccinați și alegeți unul!
Both cats eat less fast than the dogs.	Ambele pisici mănâncă mai puțin repede decât câinii.