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Voi sunteți colegi buni.

Voi sunteți colegi buni.
You are good colleagues.
From Lesson 7:Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)·Romanian

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.
Do I have to include Voi at the beginning of the sentence?
No, it is optional. The verb form sunteți already tells us that the subject is 'you' (plural). You could just say Sunteți colegi buni, but including Voi adds a little emphasis.

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