« LESSON 35- THE INVARIABLE ADJECTIVES AND THE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
LESSON 36- DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
New words:
- acest (adjective)= this
- acel (adjective)= that
- băiat (noun, masculine)= boy
- copil (noun, masculine)= child
- dulap (noun, neuter)= cupboard
Listen and read the following sentences:
Acest băiat este al meu.=This boy is mine.
Acel băiat este al tău.=That boy is yours.
Această rochie este a mea.=This dress is mine.
Acea rochie este a ta.=That dress is yours.
Acest creion este al său.=This pencil is his (or hers).
Acel creion este al său.=That pencil is his (or hers).
Aceşti copii sunt ai mei.=These children are mine.
Acei copii sunt ai tăi.=Those children are yours.
Aceste lalele sunt ale mele.=These tulips are mine.
Acele lalele sunt ale tale.=Those tulips are yours.
Acele fete sunt ale sale.=Those girls are his (or hers).
Aceste dulapuri sunt ale mele.=These cupboards are mine.
Aceste dulapuri sunt ale tale.=Those cupboards are yours.
Acele dulapuri sunt ale sale.=Those cupboards are his (or hers).
Grammar:
I) You noticed that I used possessive pronouns to indicate one possessor and more things possessed.
To indicate that the possessor (or the possessors) possesses many things we use the following possessive articles:
ai- if the things are masculine
ale- if the things are feminine or neuter
These are the forms of the possessive pronouns when there is one possessor and many things possessed:
1) First person:
ai mei- if the things possessed are masculine
ale mele- if the things possessed are feminine or neuter
2) Second person:
ai tăi- if the things possessed are masculine
ale tale- if the things possessed are feminine or neuter
3) Third person:
ai săi- if the things possessed are masculine
ale sale- if the things possessed are feminine or neuter
Also, we use the forms ai/ale lui (if the possessor is masculine) and ai/ale ei (if the possessor is feminine).
II) In this lesson you learned about the demonstrative adjectives acest (this) and acel (that). These forms are used when the adjective is before the noun. We also put the adjective after the noun, but the forms of this and that are different in that case.
So, the forms of the demonstrative adjective acest (this) are:
masculine and neuter singular: acest
feminine singular: această
masculine plural: aceşti
feminine and neuter plural: aceste
The forms of the demonstrative adjective acel (that) are:
masculine and neuter singular: acel
feminine singular: acea
masculine plural: acei
feminine and neuter plural: acele
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