No. 13 in Romanian
sunt
"Sunt" means "I am" or "they are" in English, depending on the context.
In a sentence
Eu sunt fericit.
I am happy.
In this sentence, 'sunt' is the first-person singular form of 'to be' (a fi), indicating the speaker's state.
În această zonă sunt multe case frumoase.
In this area, there are many beautiful houses.
Here, 'sunt' is used as the third-person plural form of 'to be' (a fi), showing the existence of the houses in the specified location.
Sunt oameni care preferă liniștea.
There are people who prefer tranquility.
In this example, 'sunt' is again the third-person plural indicative of 'to be' (a fi), denoting the existence of certain people with the given preference.
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