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Amândoi sunt câini abandonați.

Amândoi sunt câini abandonați.
Both are abandoned dogs.
From Lesson 284:Dual quantifiers (amândoi, ambii)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Amândoi sunt câini abandonați.

Why is amândoi used here instead of ambii?
In this sentence, amândoi acts as a standalone pronoun meaning both of them. The word ambii is strictly an adjective, meaning it must be followed directly by a noun, so you cannot say ambii sunt.
If I wanted to add the noun and say both dogs, how would that work with amândoi?
When amândoi is followed by a noun, that noun must take a definite article. You would say amândoi câinii sunt abandonați. Notice the extra definite article -i attached to the end of câini.
Could I use ambii to say both dogs instead?
Yes! But unlike amândoi, ambii already acts as a definite word, so the noun that follows it stays indefinite. You would say ambii câini sunt abandonați.
Why is it abandonați and not abandonate?
Abandonați is the masculine plural form of the adjective, which must agree with the masculine plural noun câini. If we were talking about cats (which are feminine), both the pronoun and the adjective would change to match: amândouă sunt pisici abandonate.

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