A2 · Élémentaire Chapitre 29

Prepositional Phrases

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Advanced prepositions and their case requirements. Linking complex noun phrases.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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The 'La' Trap

Don't add 'la' to Genitive prepositions. It's redundant and incorrect.
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Context is King

Always think about whether you are moving towards a point or entering a space.
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Check the case

Always identify if the preposition is spatial or simple.
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Check the Case

Always pause before the noun after a complex preposition. Ask yourself: 'Does this need the Genitive ending?'
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Complex Prepositional Phrases

Pratique rapide (10)

Choose the correct preposition.

___ ploaie, nu am ieșit.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Datorită
Datorită explains the cause.

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Which is correct?

___ succesului, suntem fericiți.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Datorită
Success is positive.

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Fill in the correct noun form.

Merg cu ___ (prieten).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: prietenul
Cu takes Accusative.

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Choose the correct preposition.

Sunt ___ casă.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: în
You are inside the house.

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Complete the phrase.

În ___ verii, mergem la mare.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: timpul
In timpul verii is the correct phrase.

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Complete the sentence with the correct Genitive form.

Mașina este în fața ___ (casă).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: casei
Genitive of 'casă' is 'casei'.

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Fill in the blank.

Merg ___ cinema.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: la
Cinema is a point/destination.

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Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Merg cu eu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: cu mine
Accusative pronoun.

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Fill in the blank.

___ (Despite) ploii, am ieșit.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: În ciuda
Correct preposition for contrast.

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Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Stau în fața la școală.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Stau în fața școlii
Genitive doesn't need 'la'.

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Questions fréquentes (6)

Romanian uses cases to show the relationship between words. Prepositions act as triggers for these cases.
Most simple prepositions are Accusative. Spatial ones are usually Genitive.
It depends on the noun. 'La școală' means 'at school', 'la ora 5' means 'at 5 o'clock'.
No, 'în' implies being inside something. Using it for a point like 'school' sounds unnatural.
No, only those that govern the Genitive or Dative case.
If it's a spatial preposition like 'în fața' or 'în spatele', it's Genitive.
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