Word
Cinci copaci sunt în parc.
Meaning
Five trees are in the park.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Cinci copaci sunt în parc.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
în
in
parcul
the park
copacul
the tree
Questions & Answers about Cinci copaci sunt în parc.
Does the number cinci change depending on whether the word is masculine or feminine?
No. Unlike the numbers 1 and 2 (which have gendered forms like un/o and doi/două), the numbers 3 through 10 have only one form. You use cinci for masculine words like copaci (trees) and feminine words alike.
Why does the word for tree (copac) end in an -i here?
Copaci is the plural form of the masculine noun copac (tree). In Romanian, masculine nouns almost always form their plural by adding an -i at the end.
The English translation says "in the park", but parc doesn't have the definite article "-ul" attached. Why?
In Romanian, when you use the preposition în (in) to talk about a location, you usually drop the definite article. So, "in the park" is just în parc, not în parcul.
Wait, I thought sunt means "I am". Why is it used for "trees are"?
The verb a fi (to be) is a bit special. The form sunt is used for both "I am" (eu sunt) and "they are" (ei/ele sunt). Since "five trees" is a "they", we use sunt.