Breakdown of Voi sunteți colegi buni.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
voi
you all
colegul
the colleague
bun
good
Questions & Answers about Voi sunteți colegi buni.
Why is it colegi and not colegii?
Colegi means 'colleagues', while colegii means 'the colleagues'. Because masculine words form their plural by adding -i, the base plural is colegi. If we wanted to say 'the colleagues', we would add a second -i (the definite article) to make it colegii. Here, 'good colleagues' is indefinite, so we just use one -i.
Why is the word for 'good' buni instead of bun?
Adjectives in Romanian have to match the noun they describe in gender and number. Since colegi is a masculine plural noun, the adjective bun (good) must also take its masculine plural form, which is buni.
How do I pronounce the single -i at the end of colegi and buni?
A single -i at the end of a Romanian word is usually not pronounced as a full 'ee' sound. Instead, it is a 'whispered' -i that just softens the consonant before it. If it were colegii with two i's, you would hear the full 'ee' sound.