"Învățătoarele au șapte elevi."

Translation: The teachers have seven students.

[btopps]

Very interesting that "elevi" seems to be similar to Danish/Swedish/Norwegian (eleven=the student/pupil). Any specific links between the languages or just coincidence?

[duolingonaut]

I don't think there's a general link between the Romanian and Scandinavian languages, but there are several words in the languages that share a common origin. The word "elev" comes from French élève/élever. The word "cartof" is similar to the German/Danish "kartoffel". An older form of "kartoffel" appears to be "tartuffel". It's from Italian "tartufolo", which actually means truffle.

I didn't find an etymology map for "elev", but here's one for "cartof":

Apparently the British and the Spanish are the only ones who "pine" for "pineapples":

[IanWitham1]

The English and the Spanish pine for the pineapples. Norwegians pine for the fjords.

[JkumC5vF]

Elev, french élève, italian allievo, they all share the latin root alere, which means "feed", in this case feed mental food...

[Al_Pu]

Aliment

[Al_Pu]

Does the verb "a învăța" mean both teach and learn?

[Andrei926539]

Yes, but it dependes on the form. A învăța means to learn. A învăța pe cineva is to teach someone.

[Ursu_Brun]

Yes, it does. From both sides of teaching that is. "Eu îl învăț pe el." = "I teach him."; "Eu învăț de la el." = "I learn from him."