Learn Romanian: Eu am niște caiete și pixuri. - I have some notebooks and pens.

Eu am niște caiete și pixuri.

I have some notebooks and pens.

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Questions & Answers about Eu am niște caiete și pixuri.

Why do caiete and pixuri have different plural endings?

Both of these are neuter nouns, but neuter nouns in Romanian can form their plural in a few different ways. The two most common endings are -e (like un caiet becoming caiete) and -uri (like un pix becoming pixuri). There isn't a simple rule to know which ending a noun gets, so it is best to memorize the plural form when you learn a new neuter word.

How would I say "the notebooks and the pens" instead of "some notebooks and pens"?

To make a plural neuter noun definite (meaning you add "the"), you attach the suffix -le to the very end of the plural word. So, caiete becomes caietele (the notebooks) and pixuri becomes pixurile (the pens).

Does the word niște (some) apply to both notebooks and pens here?

Yes, exactly. Just like in English, you only need to use niște once before a list of items. It automatically applies to both caiete and pixuri in this sentence.

Since these are neuter nouns, do they act like masculine or feminine words here?

In the plural, Romanian neuter nouns always act like feminine nouns. If you wanted to describe these items, you would use the feminine plural form of the adjective. For example, "some good notebooks" would be niște caiete bune. Remember that in the singular, neuter nouns act like masculine nouns!