No. 9 in Romanian
au
"Au" means "have" (third person plural, present tense) in English.
In a sentence
Copiii au găsit niște flori în parc.
The children found some flowers in the park.
Here, 'au' is used as an auxiliary verb in the past tense form to construct the past tense together with the main verb 'găsit'.
Ei au o pisică albă.
They have a white cat.
In this sentence, 'au' is the present tense of the verb 'a avea' (to have), indicating possession.
Au trecut multe zile de la ultima întâlnire.
Many days have passed since the last meeting.
In this context, 'au' acts as an auxiliary verb to form the past tense of the compound verb 'au trecut' within the sentence.
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