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câți
how many (masculine plural) /ˈkɨt͡sʲ/
adjective#1080 most common
Also: as many as / those who (relative use), how old (in age questions)
Example sentences
Câți ani ai?
How old are you?
Câți frați ai?
How many siblings do you have?
Câți bani ai la tine?
How much money do you have on you?
Nu știu câți oameni vor veni la petrecere.
I don't know how many people will come to the party.
Câți dintre voi au citit cartea asta?
How many of you have read this book?
Toți câți au fost de acord au ridicat mâna.
Everyone who agreed raised their hand.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cât | câți |
| Genitive | câtui | câtor |
| Accusative | cât | câți |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
câthow much (masc./neut. sg.)
câtăhow much (fem. sg.)
câtehow many (fem./neut. pl.)câțivaseveral, a few (masc. pl.)
atâțiathat many (masc. pl.)
Etymology
Câți is the masculine plural form of cât, which comes from Latin quantus, meaning how much or how great. In classical Latin the plural quanti already meant how many. Romanian kept this old Latin question word almost unchanged, while most other Romance languages built their how-many word differently.
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