Vowel mutation in Romanian

The basics on vowel mutation

România Internațional, 12.03.2017, 12:00

Not only is Romanian a difficult language for non-native speakers, but also it has a very special morphology. Changes in the stressed syllable can bring about morphophonemic alternations. Here are the basics on vowel mutation in Romanian, which is a fundamental characteristic in the case of nouns, adjectives, verbs, possessive pronouns or possessive adjectives.

First here is a list of useful words and phrases:

Avion/avioane=plane, planes

Camion/camioane=trucks, trucks

Izvor/izvoare=water spring, water springs

Frumos/frumoasa=beautiful

Orb/oarba=blind

Mor/moarte=dead, death

Cobor/coboara=I descend he/she descends

Al nostru/ a noastra=our /ours

And here are some of the words above, included in meaningful, communicative patterns:

Ieri am vazut un avion pe cer.

Yesterday I saw an airplane in the sky.

Baiatul meu este pasionat de avioane.

My boy is passionate about airplanes.

Unchiul meu si-a cumparat un camion nou.

My uncle bought a new truck.

Un convoi umanitar alcatuit din 30 camioane se indreapta spre Albania.

A 30-truck humanitarian convoy is heading towards Albania.

Tatal meu m-a rugat sa il ajut sa coboare din masina.

My father asked me to help him get off his car.

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