Word
Voi aveți birouri și dulapuri acolo?
Meaning
Do you have desks and closets there?
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Voi aveți birouri și dulapuri acolo?
Why do both birouri and dulapuri end in -uri?
They are both neuter nouns in their plural form. In Romanian, neuter nouns act like masculine nouns in the singular and feminine nouns in the plural. The -uri ending is one of the most common ways to make a neuter noun plural, turning un birou (a desk) into două birouri (two desks).
Why didn't we add the -le suffix to make birourile and dulapurile?
The -le suffix is the definite article for plural neuter nouns, meaning it translates to "the". Since the English sentence asks about "desks and closets" in a general sense, rather than "the desks and the closets", we use the basic plural forms without the -le attached.
Does birou mean "desk" or "office"?
It can mean both! You have to use context to tell them apart. Because this sentence pairs birouri with dulapuri (closets or cupboards), we can safely guess they are talking about the furniture meaning "desks".