Breakdown of El are doi câini și două pisici.
Questions & Answers about El are doi câini și două pisici.
Why do we use doi for the dogs but două for the cats?
In Romanian, the number two changes based on the gender of the noun it counts. We use doi for masculine nouns like câini (dogs) and două for feminine nouns like pisici (cats). You will also use două when counting neuter nouns. Both câini and pisici end in '-i'. How can I tell which one is masculine or feminine?
You usually have to learn their singular forms. The singular câine (dog) is masculine, and pisică (cat) is feminine. Many masculine and feminine nouns change to end in -i when they become plural, so the plural ending alone does not always reveal the word's gender. Is are the same verb we use when talking about someone's age?
Yes! The verb a avea (to have) is used for owning things, like having pets, and also for stating age. For example, El are means 'He has', whether he has doi câini (two dogs) or douăzeci de ani (twenty years). Do we need any connecting words between the number and the noun, like de?
Not for the number two! Just like in English, you put the number directly before the noun. You simply say doi câini (two dogs). You only need to add the connecting word de between the number and the noun when counting with numbers from 20 onwards. Learn El are doi câini și două pisici and more in Romanian
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