Word
Acolo sunt optzeci de persoane.
Meaning
There are eighty people there.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Acolo sunt optzeci de persoane.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
acolo
there
persoana
the person
de
of / to, near (after se apropia)
Questions & Answers about Acolo sunt optzeci de persoane.
Why do we need the word de after optzeci?
In Romanian, when you have a quantity of 20 or more, you must put the preposition de (meaning "of") between the number and the noun. So you are literally saying "eighty of persons". For numbers 1 through 19, you don't use de.
How is the word optzeci built?
It is a combination of opt (eight) and zeci (tens, the plural of zece). All the "tens" numbers from 20 to 90 are built this way, literally meaning "two tens", "three tens", and so on.
Could I use oameni instead of persoane to say "people"?
Yes, both work! Oameni is the plural of om (man/human), and persoane is the plural of persoană (person). In contexts like counting a crowd, they are used interchangeably.
Why is acolo at the start of the sentence? Can I put it at the end?
Yes, you can easily say Sunt optzeci de persoane acolo. Romanian word order is quite flexible. Putting acolo (there) at the beginning just adds a little bit of emphasis to the location, as in "There are eighty people."