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### Masculine Plurals (-i)

Romanian plurals can be tricky because they change depending on the gender of the noun. We will tackle them one gender at a time, starting with masculine nouns.

To make most masculine nouns plural, you add the letter **-i** to the end of the word. For example, **prieten** (friend) becomes **prieteni** (friends).

Keep in mind that adjectives describing these nouns must also be plural. They usually take an **-i** ending as well, such as **buni** (good) or **simpatici** (nice).

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### The Definite Plural: "The" (-ii)

In Romanian, the word "the" (the definite article) attaches to the end of the noun. 

For masculine plural nouns, the definite article is another **-i**. When you attach this to a plural noun that already ends in **-i**, you get a double **-ii** ending.

- The first **-i** makes it plural.
- The second **-i** means "the".

For example, **prieteni** means "friends", but **prietenii** means "*the* friends".

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### Common Masculine Nouns in Action

Here are a few more examples of masculine nouns in their plural forms. Some nouns, like **băiat** (boy) or **bărbat** (man), have slight spelling changes inside the word when they become plural (**băieți**, **bărbați**), but the **-i** and **-ii** endings follow the exact same rules.

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Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

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)

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)

Past tense with reflexive verbs (m-am, s-a)

Question	Answer
the friend	prietenul
They are friends.	Ei sunt prieteni.
The friends are here.	Prietenii sunt aici.
the colleague	colegul
good	bun
You are good colleagues.	Voi sunteți colegi buni.
happy	fericit
The colleagues are happy.	Colegii sunt fericiți.
the neighbor	vecinul
nice	simpatic
They have nice neighbors.	Ei au vecini simpatici.
The neighbors are at home.	Vecinii sunt acasă.
the gentleman / Mr., sir (title in address)	domnul
The gentlemen have a car.	Domnii au o mașină.
The men and the boys are here.	Bărbații și băieții sunt aici.
the grandfather	bunicul
The grandfathers are very good.	Bunicii sunt foarte buni.
intelligent	inteligent
The students are intelligent.	Studenții sunt inteligenți.
small	mic
The small dogs are there.	Câinii mici sunt acolo.
They are nice gentlemen.	Ei sunt domni simpatici.
The brothers have intelligent friends.	Frații au prieteni inteligenți.
We have happy grandfathers.	Noi avem bunici fericiți.
The little children have a dog.	Copiii mici au un câine.
Where are the students?	Unde sunt studenții?
The boys are at home.	Băieții sunt acasă.
The men are friends.	Bărbații sunt prieteni.
The dogs are here.	Câinii sunt aici.