"Cats do not eat vegetables."

Translation: Pisicile nu mănâncă legume.

[starfally]

Why is this "pisicile" instead of "pisici"? There isn't a definite article in the English sentence.

[MLSavage]

I'm wondering the same thing.

[Lurch_M]

The usage of the definite article is a bit different in Romanian, compared to English. While in English you omit the definite article when the subject is cats (etc.) in general, in Romanian you have to use it.

[FilipFilip17]

Lurch_M gives a fine explanation. Romance languages generally require the use of the definite article in the plural when talking about all members of a group.

E.g. – English: Cats do not eat vegetables. – Portuguese: Os gatos não comem vegetais.

[Scevola3]

Whoever said that cats do not eat vegetables? All my cats have always eatwn them, and especially broccoli, which they even try and steal from my plate.....!