Possessive adjectives in Romanian
Expressing possession in spoken Romanian
România Internațional, 16.05.2015, 12:00
Inflection-rich Romanian can be a real bother for foreign speakers who are supposed to use the language in real-life contexts. Possessive adjectives in Romanian have a rich paradigm, with different words used according to number and gender.
Here are some useful words:
Meu=My
Mea
Mei
Mele
Tau=Your
Ta
Tai
Tale
Sau=His/Her
Sa
Sai
Sale
Lui=His
Lui
Lui
Lui
Ei=Her
Ei
Ei
Ei
Nostru=Our
Nostri
Noastra
Noastre
Vostru=Your
Vostri
Voastra
Voastre
Dumneavoastra=Your
Dumneavoastra
Dumneavoastra
Dumneavoastra
And here are some of the words, used in meaningful sentences
Casetofonul meu s-a stricat.
My tape recorder is broken.
Unde este laptopul tau?
Where is your laptop?
Acestia nu sint pantofii mei.
These are not my shoes .
Da-mi sacosa, cheile si telefonul tau mobil!
Give me your bag, keys and cell phone!
Curtea noastra este mai mare decit curtea voastra.
Our courtyard is bigger than your courtyard.
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