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"The pencil's eraser is small."
Translation:Guma de șters a creionului este mică.
March 26, 2017
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It's because the word immediately preceding creionului (in other words, the declined word) is not articulated. When this happens, you need to insert a word to indicate the possessive, conforming the gender of the noun:
feminine = a masculine = al feminine plural = ale masculine plural = ai
Since "guma" is feminine, "a" is used. Another example:
Gumele de șters ale creioanelor sunt mici. (The pencils' erasers are small)