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LESSON 37- POSSESIVE PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES OF ONE TERMINATION
New words:
- rece (adjective)= cold
- cuminte (adjective)= obedient
- dulce (adjective)= sweet
- fierbinte (adjective)= hot
- mare (adjective)= big
- prăjitură (noun, feminine)= cake
Listen and read the following sentences:
Băiatul cuminte este al nostru.=The obedient boy is ours.
Casa mare este a noastră.=The big house is ours.
Ceaiul rece este al nostru.=The cold tea is ours.
Copilul cuminte este al nostru.=The obedient child is ours.
Cafeaua fierbinte este a voastră.=The hot coffee is yours.
Ceaiul dulce este al vostru.=The sweet tea is yours.
Băiatul cuminte este al lor.=The obedient boy is theirs.
Prăjitura dulce este a lor.=The sweet cake is theirs.
Ceaiul fierbinte este al lor.=The hot tea is theirs.
Grammar:
I) The words “rece”, “cuminte”, “dulce”, “fierbinte”, “mare” are variable adjectives of one termination. The variable adjectives have one or two terminations in the nominative singular case. The variable adjectives of two terminations have a form for masculine and neuter singular and another for feminine singular. The adjectives of one termination have the same form for masculine, feminine and neuter singular. The adjectives of one termination usually end in –e.
II) Please notice that I used the possessive pronouns to indicate many possessors and one thing possessed.
The forms of the possessive pronouns when there are many possessors and one thing possessed are:
1) First person:
al nostru- if the thing possessed is masculine or neuter
a noastră- if the thing possessed is feminine
2) Second person:
al vostru- if the thing possessed is masculine or neuter
a voastră- if the thing possessed is feminine
3) Third person
al lor- if the thing possessed is masculine or neuter
a lor- if the thing possessed is feminine
III)
For the neuter nouns ending in -i the definite singular article is –l. It is attached with the help of the vowel u.
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