Two of the most basic verbs in Romanian are a fi (to be) and a avea (to have).

Below is the present tense conjugation of these verbs.

a fi sunt I am suntem we are you are (pl.) they are

eti

you are

suntei

este

he, she, it is

sunt

a avea am I have avem we have you have (pl.) they have

ai

you have

avei

are

he, she, it has

au

Example sentences: nde sunt! "here am I! #u ave$i o carte! %ou all don&t have a boo'! Raul (i eu suntem acas). Raul and I are at home. nde este o carte! * nde e o carte! "here is a boo'! NOTES: 1. As you may have noticed the con!u"ation este can #e shortened to $e% and is done so in spo&en 'omanian. (. The ne"ation of a ver# is done #y precedin" it )ith nu. This can #e a##reviated as n* #efore a )ord startin" )ith a vo)el. i.e. N*avei o carte+ ,ou all don-t have a #oo&+

Other useful ver#s:

a vor#i vor#esc I spea', I am spea'ing, vor#im we spea'

unde o carte acas.

where a boo' at home

Translate the follo)in":

+. ,u (tiu -. ,l nu merge .. /oi sunte$i 0. ,l are 1. ,i nu vorbesc 2. Tu e(ti 3. #oi avem 4. /oi nu (ti$i 5. ,u sunt +6. ,le merg

,u nu (tiu unde merge$i. ,l are o prieten). tii dac) este cu voi! ,u merg la cinem) daca nu (tiu unde este. #u7i problem)8 9e has I am spea'ing :he doesn&t 'now "e are not going They have a boo'. I don&t 'now if you(pl) have a boo'. "e are spea'ing with them. They are with him. :he 'nows where we are.

I go 9e is "e spea' %ou don&t have :he 'nows They are not

Ans)ers
+. I 'now -. 9e is not going, he doesn&t go .. %ou are (plural) 0. 9e has 1. They (m) aren&t spea'ing, they (m) don&t spea' 2. %ou are (singular) 3. "e have

4. %ou don&t 'now (pl) 5. I am +6. They (f) are going, they (f) go ++. Eu mer" +-. El este +.. Noi vor#im +0. Tu nu ai +1. Ea tie +2. Ei nu sunt Ele nu sunt +3. El are +4. Eu vor#esc +5. Ea nu tie -6. Noi nu mer"em -+. I don&t 'now where you (pl) are going. --. 9e has a friend (f). -.. ;o you (s) 'now if he is with you (pl)! -0. I&m going to the cinema if I don&t 'now where he is. -1. #o problem8 -2. Ei au o carte. -3. Nu tiu dac. avei o carte. -4. Noi vor#im cu ei. -5. Ei sunt cu el. .6. Ea tie unde suntem.