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Romanian nouns and articles: gender, number, and case
Romanian noun phrases mark gender, number, definiteness, and case through noun forms, articles, and agreement. Start by identifying gender and choosing an indefinite article. Form the plural before adding the definite article, then use genitive and dative forms for possession. Continue with names and the vocative for direct address. Finish by using meaning and context to judge countability and number.
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Identify gender and choose an indefinite article
- Romanian noun gender: masculine, feminine, and neuterFor a noun you can count, use its singular and plural forms to identify its gender and choose matching articles, numbers, and adjectives.CompletedA1
- Romanian indefinite articles: un, o, and nișteLearn how Romanian uses un, o, and niște before nouns to mean a, an, or some.CompletedA1
Form plurals and add the definite article
- How Romanian noun plurals workLearn the main Romanian plural endings and record each noun with its singular article and plural form.CompletedA1
- The Romanian definite article: how to say “the”Romanian normally puts the definite article at the end of the noun: casă becomes casa (the house).CompletedA1
- Masculine plural patternsLearn the main Romanian masculine plural patterns, including stem changes, unchanged forms, and the spelling of definite plurals.CompletedA2
- Feminine plural patternsLearn the main Romanian feminine plural patterns, including changes to -e, -i, -uri, and the definite ending -le.CompletedA2
- Neuter nouns in the singular and pluralLearn how Romanian neuter nouns use masculine agreement in the singular, feminine agreement in the plural, and several common plural patterns.CompletedA2
Identify case functions and express possession
- The Romanian case systemLearn what Romanian’s five noun cases express and how sentence role and articles help you recognize them.CompletedA2
- Genitive and dative noun formsLearn the shared Romanian noun forms for possession and recipients, including definite and indefinite article changes.CompletedB1
- The genitive article al, a, ai, and aleLearn how al, a, ai, and ale agree with the possessed noun and when Romanian uses them in a genitive phrase.CompletedB1
- Dative possessive constructionsLearn how Romanian dative clitics can identify the possessor of a definite noun, especially in verb-centered everyday sentences.CompletedB2
Choose forms for names and direct address
- Articles with names and proper nounsLearn when Romanian personal and place names stay bare, use genitive-dative forms such as Mariei and lui Ion, or appear with an attached definite article.CompletedB1
- The Romanian vocativeLearn how Romanian marks direct address, when the noun takes a special form, and which forms are register-sensitive.CompletedB1
Determine countability and number from context
- Mass and uncountable nounsLearn when Romanian uses a bare singular noun for substances and abstract quantities, and when a mass noun becomes countable.CompletedB1
- Collective and invariable nounsLearn how Romanian collective nouns affect agreement and how invariable nouns show number through their context.CompletedC1