"Ei nu au niciodată tălpile curate."

Translation: They never have clean soles.

[Cris_Nico]

In Romanian does talpile apply to soles of the feet and to the soles of shoes?

[crbratu]

Yes, both cases can apply.

[Rosie-L]

Clean soles? Does this sound as peculiar in Romanian as it does in English?

[AlexusD90]

Is there double negation in Romanian too?

[BenYoung84]

By now you probably know the answer is yes.

[k_rallyn]

Ce e cu pronunția asta?

[Niklas538553]

Why not allow: "They have never clean soles"
As an emphasis on "never"

[crbratu]

I am not a native English speaker but I think there is a grammar rule that applies here: "Never put time between verb and object"