Learn Romanian: El scrie șapte mesaje. - He writes seven messages.

El scrie șapte mesaje.

He writes seven messages.

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Questions & Answers about El scrie șapte mesaje.

Does the number șapte change depending on the gender of the noun?

No, the numbers from 3 to 10 have only one form. Only the numbers 1 (unu / o) and 2 (doi / două) change depending on whether they are counting masculine, feminine, or neuter words. You will use șapte exactly the same way for everything!

I've seen the word de used after numbers sometimes. Why isn't it șapte de mesaje?

In Romanian, you only add the connecting word de when the number you are using is 20 or higher. Because șapte is less than 20, it connects directly to the noun without any extra words: șapte mesaje.

What gender is the word mesaj and why does it end in -e here?

Mesaj is a neuter noun. This means it acts like a masculine noun when there is only one, and like a feminine noun when there are multiple. Adding -e to the end is a very common way to make neuter words plural in Romanian, turning mesaj into mesaje.

Can El scrie also mean 'He is writing'?

Yes! Romanian doesn't have a separate tense for actions happening right now like English does. El scrie perfectly translates to both 'He writes' as a regular habit and 'He is writing' at this exact moment.