romanian.definite.articles.feminine.txt

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The Definite Article
The definite article (the) in Romanian is attached to the end of the noun.
Unlike English, which has only one definite article “the", Romanian has 4 definite articles:
?, ? (masculine/neuter singular)
?, ? (feminine singular)
? (masculine plural)
? (feminine/neuter plural)
- Articolul hotărât:
- -ul, -le (masculine/neuter singular)
- -ia, -ua (feminine singular)
- -i (masculine plural)
- -le (feminine/neuter plural)
1. -a (feminine singular)
a. Substitute -a if ending in a (?)
b. Fată (girl) becomes what?
c. Studentă becomes what?
- a. (ă)
- b. Fata (The girl)
- c. Studenta
2. -a (feminine singular)
a. Added after a (?)
b. Mâncare (food) becomes what?
- a. (e)
- b. Mâncarea (The food)
3. -ia (feminine singular)
a. Substitute -ia if ending in a (?)
b. Femeie (woman) becomes what?
- a. (ie)
- b. Femeia (The woman)
4. -ua (feminine singular)
a. Added after an (?), (?), or (?)
b. Pijama (pajamas) becomes what?
c. Cafea (coffee) becomes what?
d. Tanti (food) becomes what?
- a. (-a) (-ea) or (-i)
- b. Pijamaua (The pajamas)
- c. Cafeaua (The coffee)
- d. Tantiua (The aunt)
5. -le (feminine plural)
a. Added after an (?) or (?)
b. Femei (women) becomes what?
c. Fete (girls) becomes what?
d. Portocale (oranges) becomes what?
- a. (e) or (i)
- b. Femeile (the women)
- c. Fetele (the girls)
- d. Portocalele (the oranges)
The feminine nouns in -i designating days of the week have the following forms with the definite article:
1. luni
2. marţi
3. miercuri
4. vineri
5. joi
- 1. lunea (the monday)
- 2. marţea (the tuesday)
- 3. miercurea (the wednesday)
- 4. vinerea (the thursday)
- 5. joia (the friday)

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romanian.definite.articles.feminine.txt

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Romanian The Feminine Definite Article

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2012-02-18T16:15:47Z

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