Breakdown of Unde sunt cărțile noi?
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
cartea
the book
unde
where
nou
new
Questions & Answers about Unde sunt cărțile noi?
Why does noi come after cărțile?
In Romanian, adjectives usually come directly after the noun they describe. Instead of putting the adjective first like in English, you say the books new (cărțile noi).
Why is the word for new noi here instead of nou?
How is the word cărțile formed?
Why doesn't the adjective noi have a definite article at the end too?
When an adjective comes after the noun, only the noun gets the definite article attached to it. The adjective noi just stays in its normal plural form.
Doesn't sunt usually mean I am? Why is it used here for the books?
The Romanian verb for to be uses the exact same word, sunt, for both I am and they are. Since we are talking about the books, sunt translates to are in this sentence.