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am/are (colloquial form of "sunt") /ˈis/
verb#1386 most common
Also: there is/are, is (colloquial)
Example sentences
Eu is acasă.
I'm home.
Ei is la școală.
They're at school.
Copiii is afară.
The children are outside.
Unde is banii mei?
Where's my money?
Câți is în clasă azi?
How many are in class today?
Is destui oameni aici ca să înceapă treaba.
There are enough people here to start the work.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | eu is (sunt) | am fost | voi fi |
| 2sg | tu ești | ai fost | vei fi |
| 3sg | el/ea e / este | a fost | va fi |
| 1pl | noi suntem | am fost | vom fi |
| 2pl | voi sunteți | ați fost | veți fi |
| 3pl | ei/ele is (sunt) | au fost | vor fi |
Word family
Etymology
"Is" (often spelled "îs") is a popular, regional contraction of "sunt," the standard present-tense form of the verb "a fi" (to be) used for both the first person singular ("eu sunt," I am) and the third person plural ("ei sunt," they are). It survives mainly in rural and Moldavian speech and in older or dialect literature, and is treated as substandard in formal writing. Romanian "sunt" descends from Latin "sunt," the third-person plural of "esse," which in turn goes back to the ancient Indo-European verb for "to be."
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