Word
Acolo sunt cincisprezece scaune.
Meaning
There are fifteen chairs there.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Acolo sunt cincisprezece scaune.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
acolo
there
scaunul
the chair
cincisprezece
fifteen
Questions & Answers about Acolo sunt cincisprezece scaune.
How is the number cincisprezece (fifteen) put together?
In Romanian, numbers from 11 to 19 are built like a math formula: the base number + spre (towards) + zece (ten). So, cinci (five) + spre + zece becomes cincisprezece (fifteen).
Why isn't there a linking word between cincisprezece and scaune?
For quantities up to 19, you just put the number directly in front of the noun, exactly like in English. You only need to add the linking word de (of) between the number and the noun for numbers 20 and above.
How do we say 'there are' in this sentence?
Romanian doesn't have a special phrase for 'there are'. You just use the standard verb for 'to be'. Here, sunt means 'are', and that is all you need. The word acolo just means 'there' as in the physical location.