Learn Romanian: Patul și dulapul sunt în dormitor. - The bed and the wardrobe are in the bedroom.

Patul și dulapul sunt în dormitor.

The bed and the wardrobe are in the bedroom.

Breakdown of Patul și dulapul sunt în dormitor.

to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)

Questions & Answers about Patul și dulapul sunt în dormitor.

Why do pat and dulap end in -ul?

In Romanian, the word for "the" attaches to the end of the noun instead of coming before it. Pat means "bed", so patul means "the bed". The -ul ending is specifically used for singular masculine and neuter nouns.

Wait, doesn't sunt mean "I am"? Why is it used here for the bed and wardrobe?

Yes, sunt means "I am", but it is also the exact same word for "they are"! Here, because we are talking about two things (the bed and the wardrobe), it acts as "they are".

Why does it say în dormitor instead of în dormitorul for "in the bedroom"?

This is a very common rule that surprises English speakers! After most short prepositions like în (in), pe (on), and la (at), Romanian drops the word for "the" at the end of the noun. So even though we mean "in the bedroom", in Romanian you just write în dormitor.

Is the word dormitor related to the verb for sleeping?

Exactly! It comes from the verb a dormi, which means "to sleep". Noticing these connections makes it much easier to build your Romanian vocabulary!