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Voi locuiți în apartamentul mare?

Voi locuiți în apartamentul mare?
Do you live in the big apartment?
From Lesson 15:Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)·Romanian

Breakdown of Voi locuiți în apartamentul mare?

mare
big
voi
you all
în
in
locui
to live
apartamentul
the apartment

Questions & Answers about Voi locuiți în apartamentul mare?

The lesson is about the -esc suffix, but I don't see it in locuiți. Why is that?
Verbs like a locui (to live) use the -esc suffix for most forms (like eu locuiesc for "I live"), but they drop it for the noi (we) and voi (you all) forms. For voi, you just attach the standard -ți ending directly to the root, giving us locuiți.
Why is it apartamentul instead of just apartament?
In Romanian, the word for "the" (the definite article) attaches to the end of the noun. Apartament is a neuter noun, so to say "the apartment", you add the specific ending -ul to get apartamentul.
Why does the adjective mare (big) come after the noun, and does it need to match the -ul ending?
Adjectives in Romanian almost always come after the noun they describe. The definite article (the -ul meaning "the") only attaches to the noun, not the adjective, so mare stays exactly as it is.
Do I have to include Voi at the beginning of the sentence?
No, it is optional! The verb ending in locuiți already tells us exactly who is doing the action (you, plural). Including Voi just adds a bit of emphasis, similar to asking, "Are you guys living in the big apartment?"

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