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Femeia și fata sunt aici.

Femeia și fata sunt aici.
The woman and the girl are here.
From Lesson 2:Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Femeia și fata sunt aici.

How do we get fata (the girl) from the basic word fată (girl)?
In Romanian, the equivalent of 'the' is attached to the end of the noun. For feminine nouns that end in -ă, like fată, you simply change that final -ă to an -a to get fata (the girl).
How does the rule work for femeia (the woman)?
The basic word for woman is femeie. For feminine nouns ending in -ie, you replace the final -e with an -a. So, femeie plus the definite article becomes femeia.
Are the endings of fată and fata pronounced differently?
Yes! The basic word fată ends with the -ă sound, which is a short 'uh' sound like at the beginning of the English word 'about'. The definite form fata ends with a clear, open -a sound, like the 'ah' in 'father'.
Why do we use sunt here?
The verb sunt is used for both 'I am' (eu sunt) and 'they are' (ei/ele sunt). Since the subject here is two people (Femeia și fata), it counts as a plural 'they'. Therefore, we use sunt to mean 'are'.

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