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Quantity Expressions

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Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Romanian numbers change based on the gender of the noun they describe.

  • Numbers 1 and 2 change gender: 'un măr' (masc) vs 'o pară' (fem).
  • Numbers 3-10 are gender-neutral but require 'de' before the noun.
  • Use 'câți' for masculine and 'câte' for feminine when asking 'how many'.
Number + (de) + Noun

Meanings

Quantity expressions are used to specify the amount of items, people, or concepts. In Romanian, this requires agreement between the numeral and the noun's gender.

1

Cardinal Counting

Stating the exact number of objects.

“Am doi frați.”

“Ea are cinci pisici.”

2

Interrogative Quantity

Asking for an amount.

“Câți prieteni ai?”

“Câte mere vrei?”

Numeral Agreement Table

Number Masculine Feminine/Neuter
1 un o
2 doi două
3 trei trei
4 patru patru
5 cinci cinci

Reference Table

Reference table for Quantity Expressions
Form Structure Example
Affirmative Number + (de) + Noun Am doi frați.
Negative Nu am + Number + (de) + Noun Nu am trei de mere.
Question Câți/Câte + Noun Câți prieteni ai?
Short Answer Number Trei.
One (Masc) un + Noun un băiat
One (Fem) o + Noun o fată

격식 수준 스펙트럼

격식체
Dețin trei de mere.

Dețin trei de mere. (General)

중립
Am trei de mere.

Am trei de mere. (General)

비격식체
Am trei mere.

Am trei mere. (General)

속어
Am trei mere, boss.

Am trei mere, boss. (General)

Numeral Gender Map

Number 1 & 2

Masculine

  • un one
  • doi two

Feminine

  • o one
  • două two
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Examples by Level

1

Am un frate.

I have one brother.

2

Ea are o soră.

She has one sister.

3

Vreau două mere.

I want two apples.

4

Am trei de cărți.

I have three books.

1

Câți prieteni ai?

How many friends do you have?

2

Câte mașini sunt?

How many cars are there?

3

Am doi câini mari.

I have two big dogs.

4

Văd patru de oameni.

I see four people.

1

Am cumpărat cinci de kilograme de mere.

I bought five kilograms of apples.

2

Câți studenți au venit la curs?

How many students came to the course?

3

Ea are șase de pisici în casă.

She has six cats in the house.

4

Am nevoie de două de bilete.

I need two tickets.

1

Câți dintre acești oameni sunt pregătiți?

How many of these people are prepared?

2

Am observat opt de erori în raport.

I noticed eight errors in the report.

3

Câte de probleme au apărut?

How many problems appeared?

4

Am zece de minute la dispoziție.

I have ten minutes available.

1

Câți de participanți au fost prezenți la conferință?

How many participants were present at the conference?

2

Am identificat nouă de motive pentru această decizie.

I identified nine reasons for this decision.

3

Câte de perspective au fost luate în calcul?

How many perspectives were taken into account?

4

Am șapte de volume în colecția mea.

I have seven volumes in my collection.

1

Câți de experți au validat ipoteza?

How many experts validated the hypothesis?

2

Am analizat zece de variabile complexe.

I analyzed ten complex variables.

3

Câte de nuanțe subtile am omis?

How many subtle nuances did I omit?

4

Am opt de argumente solide pentru susținerea cauzei.

I have eight solid arguments to support the cause.

Easily Confused

Quantity Expressions 대 Un/O vs Câți/Câte

Learners mix up the gender agreement for numbers and interrogatives.

Quantity Expressions 대 De usage

Learners use 'de' with 1 and 2.

Quantity Expressions 대 Pluralization

Learners use singular nouns with numbers > 1.

자주 하는 실수

✗

un fată

✓

o fată

Fată is feminine, so it needs 'o'.
✗

trei mere

✓

trei de mere

Numbers 3+ need 'de'.
✗

doi fete

✓

două fete

Fete is feminine, so use 'două'.
✗

trei de măr

✓

trei de mere

The noun must be plural.
✗

câți mere

✓

câte mere

Mere is neuter/feminine, so use 'câte'.
✗

patru de măr

✓

patru de mere

Plural noun required.
✗

câte băieți

✓

câți băieți

Băieți is masculine, so use 'câți'.
✗

șase de oameni

✓

șase oameni

Sometimes 'de' is omitted in specific contexts, but 'de' is safer.
✗

câți de fete

✓

câte fete

Don't use 'de' with interrogative 'câți/câte'.
✗

opt de mașină

✓

opt de mașini

Plural noun required.
✗

câți de studenți

✓

câți studenți

Interrogative 'câți' does not take 'de'.
✗

doi de oameni

✓

doi oameni

Numbers 1 and 2 do not take 'de'.
✗

câte de persoane

✓

câte persoane

Interrogative 'câte' does not take 'de'.
✗

trei de oameni

✓

trei oameni

Sometimes 'de' is optional for people.

Sentence Patterns

Am ___ ___.

Câți ___ ai?

Câte ___ vrei?

Am nevoie de ___ de ___.

Real World Usage

Ordering food constant

Vreau două de pizza.

Shopping very common

Cât costă trei de mere?

Travel common

Am nevoie de două de bilete.

Social media common

Câți prieteni vin?

Work common

Am zece de sarcini.

Texting constant

Vin 2 prieteni.

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💡

Check the gender

Always look at the noun first. If it ends in a consonant, it's likely masculine.
⚠️

Don't forget 'de'

It's the most common mistake for beginners. Practice saying 'trei de mere' out loud.
🎯

Use plurals

Numbers 2 and up always require the plural form of the noun.
💬

Be polite

When ordering, always add 'vă rog' (please) after your quantity.

Smart Tips

Look at the noun's ending. If it ends in a consonant, it's likely masculine.

un fată → o fată

Always pause to think: 'Is it 1, 2, or 3+?'

trei mere → trei de mere

Match 'câți/câte' to the noun's gender.

câte băieți → câți băieți

Double-check your plural forms.

trei de măr → trei de mere

발음

doh-uh

Gendered Numbers

Ensure 'două' is pronounced with a clear 'ă' sound at the end.

Question

Câți prieteni ai? ↑

Rising intonation for questions.

Memorize It

Mnemonic

One and two change their shoe, three and more add 'de' to the door.

Visual Association

Imagine a boy holding one apple (un) and a girl holding one pear (o). Then imagine three apples standing behind a door labeled 'de'.

Rhyme

One and two are gender-bound, three and more with 'de' are found.

Story

Ana has one brother (un frate) and one sister (o soră). She goes to the store and buys three apples (trei de mere). She is happy because she counted correctly.

Word Web

unodoidouătreidecâțicâte

챌린지

Count everything in your room right now using Romanian numbers!

문화 노트

In Romania, people are very precise about counting. Using the wrong gender for 'one' or 'two' is immediately noticeable.

Romanian numbers derive from Latin, but the 'de' connector is a unique Balkan influence.

Conversation Starters

“

Câți frați ai?

“

Câte mere vrei?

“

Câți oameni sunt în cameră?

“

Câte cărți ai citit anul acesta?

Journal Prompts

Describe your family members using numbers.
List the items in your bag.
What did you buy at the market today?
How many tasks do you have today?
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Test Yourself

Fill in the correct number.

Am ___ (one) frate.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: un
Frate is masculine.
Choose the correct form. 객관식

Vreau ___ (two) fete.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: două
Fete is feminine.
Fix the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Am trei mere.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Am trei de mere
Need 'de' for 3+.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

Arrange the words in the correct order:

All words placed

Click words above to build the sentence

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Vreau două mere
Correct word order.
Translate to Romanian. 번역

I have four apples.

Answer starts with: Am ...

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Am patru de mere
Need 'de' and plural.
Choose the correct interrogative. 객관식

___ prieteni ai?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Câți
Prieteni is masculine.
Fill in the correct form.

Am ___ (one) soră.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: o
Soră is feminine.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Use 'cinci' and 'mere'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Am cinci de mere
Need 'de' and plural.

Score: /8

연습 문제

8 exercises
Fill in the correct number.

Am ___ (one) frate.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: un
Frate is masculine.
Choose the correct form. 객관식

Vreau ___ (two) fete.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: două
Fete is feminine.
Fix the sentence. Error Correction

Find and fix the mistake:

Am trei mere.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Am trei de mere
Need 'de' for 3+.
Reorder the words. Sentence Reorder

mere / vreau / două

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Vreau două mere
Correct word order.
Translate to Romanian. 번역

I have four apples.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Am patru de mere
Need 'de' and plural.
Choose the correct interrogative. 객관식

___ prieteni ai?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Câți
Prieteni is masculine.
Fill in the correct form.

Am ___ (one) soră.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: o
Soră is feminine.
Build a sentence. Sentence Building

Use 'cinci' and 'mere'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Am cinci de mere
Need 'de' and plural.

Score: /8

자주 묻는 질문 (8)

It's a connector used in Romanian to link numbers 3+ to nouns.

It is standard for 3+, though sometimes omitted in very casual speech.

Check the noun ending: consonants are usually masculine, 'a'/'ă' are usually feminine.

The same rules apply: 'unsprezece de mere'.

No, never use 'de' with 1 or 2.

They match the gender of the noun you are asking about.

It's used in all registers.

Some collective nouns behave differently, but for A1, this rule is solid.

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In Other Languages

Spanish high

un/una, dos

Romanian uses 'de' for 3+, Spanish does not.

French high

un/une, deux

Romanian's 'de' connector is unique.

German moderate

ein/eine, zwei

German grammar is much more complex regarding cases.

Japanese low

ichi, ni

Romanian uses gender, Japanese uses object-based counters.

Arabic moderate

wahid/wahida, ithnan

Arabic agreement is reversed for 3-10.

Chinese low

yi, er

Chinese has no gender agreement.

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