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Topic: Romanian

"He has twenty tables."

Translation:El are douăzeci de mese.

1 year ago

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So, the tips and notes mention that we the preposition “de” with multiples (eg. șaizeci de milioane), but why do we use it here?

1 year ago
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It's for word agreement, because it is a number of tables.

1 year ago
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Thanks, so we can’t say “El are douăzeci mese.“?

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Sorry, I don't think so.

1 year ago
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