Learn Romanian: Fata are zece degete. - The girl has ten fingers.

In Romanian, the word for "the" attaches to the end of the noun. The base word for girl is fată, but when you want to say "the girl", the ending changes it to fata.

Is degete used for both fingers and toes?

Yes! Romanian uses the same word, deget (plural: degete), for both fingers and toes. If you need to be specific, you can say degete de la mână for fingers or degete de la picioare for toes.

Why isn't there a connecting word between zece and degete?

For numbers 1 through 19, the number goes directly before the noun, just like in English. You only need to add the connecting word de for numbers 20 and higher, like in douăzeci de degete.

What is the singular form of degete?

The singular is deget. It is a neuter noun, a special category in Romanian. Neuter nouns act like masculine nouns when there is only one (un deget) and like feminine nouns when there is more than one (două degete). Adding -e to the end is a common way they form the plural.