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Băiatul are niște trenuri.

Băiatul are niște trenuri.
The boy has some trains.
From Lesson 9:Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)·Romanian

Breakdown of Băiatul are niște trenuri.

băiatul
the boy
avea
to have
niște
some
trenul
the train

Questions & Answers about Băiatul are niște trenuri.

Why does the word for trains end in -uri?
Tren is a neuter noun. In Romanian, neuter nouns act like masculine nouns in the singular and feminine nouns in the plural. A very common plural ending for neuter nouns is -uri, so tren (train) becomes trenuri (trains).
If trenuri is neuter plural, how would I say the trains?
Because neuter nouns behave like feminine nouns in the plural, they take the feminine plural definite article -le (meaning the). To say the trains, you just add it to the end of the plural noun: trenurile.
Does niște (some) change its spelling depending on the gender of the noun?
No, niște is invariable, meaning it never changes! You use exactly the same word for masculine, feminine, and neuter plural nouns, which is why it stays as niște here before trenuri.
As a quick refresher, how does băiatul translate to the boy?
In Romanian, the word for the is attached to the end of the noun. The base masculine word for boy is băiat. To say the boy, you add the specific masculine ending -ul for words ending in a consonant, giving you băiatul.

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