"a child"

Translation: un copil

[craaash80]

Why "un" copil and not "o" copil?

[wyqtor]

Because it is a masculine noun, and those use 'un'. The feminine ones use 'o'.

[craaash80]

Oh, simple as that! Thanks, sorry for the "newbie" question :)

[DebDenBrab]

If it is a female child, does that change the outcome?

[wyqtor]

You can use „un copil” for both genders.

There is a feminine version of the noun, „o copilă”, but it is not used very often.

[AbigailCar992519]

That is not really an accurate answer to the question, for how do you know "copil" is masculine.
If it is possible to reply, I would be very grateful.
I truly am curious to know.
Thank You!

[Chelsea786910]

Maybe it's like how sometimes we say "him and I" and sometimes we say "him and me". It depends on the sentence.