Learn Romanian: Ei studiază ziarele vechi. - They study the old newspapers.

Ei studiază ziarele vechi.

They study the old newspapers.

Breakdown of Ei studiază ziarele vechi.

ziarul

the newspaper

they; them (after a preposition)

Questions & Answers about Ei studiază ziarele vechi.

The lesson is about verbs with the -ez suffix, so why is there no ez in studiază?

For verbs taking the -ez suffix, the ei (they) form changes that suffix to -ează. Because the root of a studia (to study) already ends in an i (studi-), adding -ează would create studiează. Romanian spelling rules simplify this combination to just studiază.

How do we build the word ziarele from the basic noun ziar?

Ziar (newspaper) is a neuter noun. First, we make it plural by adding -e, which gives us ziare (newspapers). Then, to say 'the' newspapers, we attach the plural definite article -le to the end, making it ziarele.

Why does vechi come after ziarele, and does it have a special plural form here?

In Romanian, adjectives typically come after the noun they describe. Because ziare is plural, the adjective must match it. The word for 'old' is vechi (masculine singular) or veche (feminine singular), but in the plural, it becomes vechi for all genders. So it simply stays vechi here.

Is it required to use the pronoun ei at the start of the sentence?