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Băieții merg la munte.

Băieții merg la munte.
The boys go to the mountain.
From Lesson 20:Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Băieții merg la munte.

Why do we use la here for "to"?
The preposition la is used for direction or location with general regions or concepts, like la munte (to the mountain) or la mare (to the sea). We would use în when going physically inside a building, or to a country or city.
Why doesn't munte have a definite article if the English translation says "to THE mountain"?
In Romanian, when a noun directly follows a simple preposition like la, în, or pe in the accusative case, we usually leave off the definite article. That is why it is just la munte instead of la muntele.
Why are there two i's at the end of Băieții?
The plural form of băiat (boy) is băieți (boys). To say "the boys", we attach the plural definite article -i to the end of the word. So, băieți + -i makes băieții.
Is merg the "they" form or the "I" form of the verb?
It is both! For the verb a merge (to go), the first-person singular (eu merg - I go) and the third-person plural (ei merg - they go) are exactly the same. Here it acts as "they go" to match Băieții.

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