Breakdown of Sora mea are cincisprezece ani.
avea
to have
sora
the sister
meu
my [mea, mei, mele]
anul
the year
cincisprezece
fifteen
Questions & Answers about Sora mea are cincisprezece ani.
How is the number cincisprezece (fifteen) put together?
Numbers from 11 to 19 in Romanian are built like a small math equation: number + spre (towards/over) + zece (ten). So, cincisprezece is literally cinci (five) + spre + zece.
Why does the sentence use are (has) instead of the Romanian word for 'is'?
In Romanian, you don't be an age, you have years. To say someone is fifteen years old, you literally say they 'have fifteen years' (are cincisprezece ani).
Why is the word for sister sora instead of just soră?
When you use a possessive word like mea (my), the noun before it needs to have a definite article attached to it (meaning 'the'). Soră means 'sister', and sora means 'the sister'. So sora mea literally translates to 'the sister my'.
What is the singular form of ani (years)?
The singular is an (year), which is a masculine noun. When counting years for age, you use the plural form ani.
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