"Eu sunt copil."

Translation: I am a child.

[catvalley]

Why don't we say "eu sunt un copil"?

[BrasovDesign]

I don't know the technical terms but the idea is that you do not say that you are a (specific) child (or one not many) but that you are in your childhood. Like saying "I am young" vs. "I am a young (person)". It's like saying "I am child" (which in English is not correct but makes sense in Romanian).

[Salander_s]

So «copil» is an adjective?

[AbazanBeat]

Copil is a nounce.

[Fabfifties]

I suppose it works like professions in German?, such as saying "Ich bin Ärztin" rather than "Ich bin eine Ärztin".

[BonBonChat]

It will mark me wrong for selecting fata = a girl and o fata= a girl
but here it marks me wrong for not adding an article??
Makes no sense.

[S.K.A.M.]

What is wrong with I am a child? Why is 'I am a little child' correct?
What's the "little" word in this sentence?

[hippietrail]

This must only apply to a previous version of this question since currently neither the English nor the Romanian seems to have anything about "little"...

[J-Martinez66]

I also want to know why "Eu sunt un copil" is not an option. Great question Chris V. Anyone knows?

[AinaCrica]

It is not ok
In romanian little child is an error in language

[SaberRedd]

Odd I was marked wrong for not adding 'a' when there was no un or o present. You would think they would have given notes on this beforehand.

[isabelle98483]

Usor

[mihai520147]

That wrong. There is no any numeral adverb.