No. 377 in Romanian
sute
The Romanian word "sute" means "hundreds" in English.
In a sentence
Am văzut sute de păsări pe cer.
I saw hundreds of birds in the sky.
Here, 'sute' specifies the quantity of birds, indicating 'hundreds', used as a numeral.
Sute de oameni au participat la eveniment.
Hundreds of people attended the event.
In this sentence, 'sute' quantifies the number of participants, functioning as a plural numeral.
Aceasta colecție are sute și mii de elemente unice.
This collection has hundreds and thousands of unique items.
Here, 'sute' works as part of an enumeration describing a large quantity of items, used colloquially to represent a vast amount.
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