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Voi aveți niște genți.

Voi aveți niște genți.
You have some bags.
From Lesson 8:Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)·Romanian

Breakdown of Voi aveți niște genți.

avea
to have
voi
you all
niște
some
geanta
the bag

Questions & Answers about Voi aveți niște genți.

The singular for bag is "geantă", so why does the plural "genți" look so different?
In Romanian, forming the plural often changes sounds inside the word, not just the ending. For geantă, the ending -ă becomes -i. Because of this new ending, the t changes to ț, and the ea changes to e. This type of sound change happens a lot with feminine words ending in -ă!
Is "niște" used for feminine words only?
No, niște is the plural indefinite article meaning "some", and it is used for all genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter). You can use it before any plural noun, like niște genți (some bags) or niște bărbați (some men).
Could I drop the word "Voi" and just say "Aveți niște genți"?
Yes, absolutely! In Romanian, the verb ending usually tells you who is doing the action. Since aveți strictly means "you (plural) have", the word Voi is optional and is only used here for emphasis.
I learned that "you have" is "tu ai". Why are we using "aveți" here?
Tu ai is used when you are talking to just one person. Voi aveți is the plural form, used when you are talking to two or more people, like saying "you all have" or "you guys have".

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