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Definite Articles in Romanian

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In today's lesson you will learn how to use the DEFINITE ARTICLES in Romanian.

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In Romanian the definite article is placed at the end of the noun as a suffix.

For example:

The masculine noun (singular, nominative/accusative)

• "boy" / baiat and "the boy" is baiatul and plural "the boys" băiţii
• "father" / tată and "the father" is tatăl.
• "number" / număr and "the number" is numărul

The feminine noun (singular, nominative/accusative)

• "flower" / floare and "the flower" / floarea.
• "girl" fat and "the girl" fata and plural "the girls" / fetele

The neuter nouns (singular, nominative/accusative)

• "place" / loc and "the place" is locul.

Examples

Definite Articles (The) Masculine	ROMANIAN	Artigos Definidos (o, a, os, as) Masculino
HELP = AJUTOR		AJUDA = AJUTOR
THE HELP = AJUTORUL		A AJUDA = AJUTORUL
THE HELPS = AJUTORII		AS AJUDAS = AJUTORII
FRIEND = PRIETEN		AMIGO = PRIETEN
THE FRIEND = PRIETENUL		O AMIGO = PRIETENUL
THE FRIENDS = PRIETENII		OS AMIGOS = PRIETENII
YEAR = AN		ANO = AN
THE YEAR = ANUL		O ANO = ANUL
THE YEARS = ANII		OS ANOS = ANII
BROTHER = FRATE		IRMÃO = FRATE
THE BROTHER = FRATELE		O IRMÃO = FRATELE
THE BROTHERS = FRAŢII		OS IRMÃOS = FRAŢII
PEN = STILOU		CANETA = STILOU
THE PEN = STILOUL		A CANETA = STILOUL
THE PENS = STILOURILE		AS CANETAS =STILOURILE

Definite Articles (The) Feminine	ROMANIAN	Artigos Definidos (o, a, os, as) Feminino
FLOOR = PODEA		ANDAR (PRÉDIO) = PODEA
THE FLOOR = PODEAUA		O ANDAR (PRÉDIO) = PODEAUA
THE FLOORS = PODELELE		OS ANDARES (PRÉDIO) = PODELELE
BATHROOM = BAIE		BANHEIRO = BAIE
THE BATHROOM = BAIA		O BANHEIRO = BAIA
THE BATHROOMS = BĂILE		OS BANHEIROS = BĂILE
GIRL = FATĂ		GAROTA = FATĂ
THE GIRL = FATA		A GAROTA = FATA
THE GIRLS = FETELE		AS GAROTAS = FETELE