11 Comments
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 16
- 16
- 16
- 16
- 13
- 13
- 13
- 12
- 12
- 12
- 12
- 11
- 11
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 8
- 8
- 1114
why is the definite article used here?
- 21
- 12
- 11
- 10
- 9
- 8
- 6
In Romanian, you always use the definite article with possessive pronouns.
There is a way around it, but it isn't common in speech, it sounds more "poetic":
Al vostru animal e gras.
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 25
- 16
- 16
- 16
- 16
- 13
- 13
- 13
- 12
- 12
- 12
- 12
- 11
- 11
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 10
- 8
- 8
- 1114
al meaning: of (your)? like 's
- 21
- 12
- 11
- 10
- 9
- 8
- 6
Kind of. My knowledge of grammar fails me here; it is the same form as in this example:
The animal is yours. - Animalul e al vostru.
But I am pretty sure it serves a different function.
- 18
- 11
- 7
- 7
- 6
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 169
It isn't actually a pronoun ! It's an possesive adjective ! The possesive pronoun is: acest, această, acești, aceste etc. In current speech we use the possesive adjective, not the possesive pronoun ! This is also common in Greek and Bulgarian ;)
I don't understand the word GRAS in Romanian dictionary means in english is liberally but in this sentence you use is fat...thank you..
- 11
- 7
- 3
- 2
- 2
As far as in this course, gras means fat or fatty. I believe the Romanian word for "liberally" would be "generos." Your dictionary might have a loose or incorrect interpretation.
- 11
- 9
- 8
- 6
- 6
- 35
"Vostru" means "your"/ "yours" and it is used for plural. Depending of the sentence, it can be both possessive pronoun (al vostru) or possessive adjective. "Tu" means "you". It is always used for singular, it is personal pronoun. "Voi" means "you" for plural, personal pronoun. "Tău" means "your"/ "yours", is for singular and it can be both possessive pronoun (al tău) or possessive adjective, depending of the sentence.
