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Patru pisici dorm pe pat.

Patru pisici dorm pe pat.
Four cats sleep on the bed.
From Lesson 33:Numbers 1 to 10·Romanian

Breakdown of Patru pisici dorm pe pat.

pisica
the cat
patul
the bed
dormi
to sleep
pe
on
patru
four

Questions & Answers about Patru pisici dorm pe pat.

Does the number patru change depending on if the noun is masculine or feminine?
No, the number patru (four) has only one form. While the numbers one and two change depending on the gender of the noun (like un vs o, or doi vs două), the numbers three through ten stay exactly the same for all nouns.
Why does pisici end in an "i" here?
Pisici is the plural form of pisică (cat). In Romanian, feminine nouns ending in -ă often change to end in -i or -e in the plural. Notice that adding the -i also changes the sound of the letter "c" from a hard "k" sound to a soft "ch" sound, like in "cheese".
Why do we use dorm instead of doarme?
Dorm is the plural "they" form of the verb a dormi (to sleep). Because there are four cats, we must use the plural form. If there were only one cat, you would use the "he/she/it" form: o pisică doarme (one cat sleeps).
The English translation says "on the bed", but where is the word for "the" in pe pat?
In Romanian, when a noun comes directly after a simple location preposition like pe (on) or în (in), the definite article (the equivalent of "the") is usually left off. So, pe pat literally means "on bed", but in English we naturally translate it as "on the bed".

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