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A2 Modal Verbs Verified

Modal 'a vrea'

Master `a vrea` plus the subjunctive `să` to clearly communicate your wants and plans in any Romanian setting.

  • • Use `a vrea` to express desires or intentions in d...
  • • Pair it with `să` when followed by another action...
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A2 Modal Verbs Verified

Modal + Infinitive

Combine a conjugated modal with a short infinitive to express ability or possibility quickly and clearly without 'să'.

  • • Use a conjugated modal verb followed by a short in...
  • • Primarily used with 'a putea' (can) to express abi...
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A2 Passive & Reported Speech Verified

Reflexive Passive

The reflexive passive uses `se` to describe actions where the doer is unknown, irrelevant, or general.

  • • Use `se` plus a 3rd person verb to create a passiv...
  • • The focus is on the action, not the person doing i...
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A2 Passive & Reported Speech Verified

Passive Voice Intro

The passive voice highlights results over actors by combining `a fi` with a gender-matching past participle.

  • • Passive voice shifts focus from the doer to the re...
  • • Form it using the verb `a fi` plus the past partic...
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A2 Verb Forms Verified

Reflexive Verbs Recap

Reflexive verbs act like boomerangs; the action starts with the subject and returns to the subject via pronouns.

  • • Reflexive verbs show actions performed on oneself...
  • • The pronoun always matches the subject and usually...
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A2 Adverbs Verified

Adverbs of Manner

In Romanian, use the masculine singular adjective form as an adverb to describe how an action is done.

  • • Adverbs of manner describe how an action is perfor...
  • • Most Romanian adverbs are identical to the masculi...
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A2 Adverbs Verified

Adverbs of Place

Romanian place adverbs are invariable anchors that specify location or direction without ever changing their grammatical form.

  • • Adverbs of place indicate location and never chang...
  • • Common examples include aici (here), acolo (there)...
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A2 Adverbs Verified

Adverbs of Time

Romanian adverbs of time provide essential context by anchoring your actions to a specific moment or period.

  • • Adverbs of time answer 'Când?' (When?) and describ...
  • • They are invariable, meaning they never change for...
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A2 Numbers Verified

Ordinal Numbers

Master the 'al...lea' and 'a...a' sandwich to correctly rank nouns by gender in Romanian.

  • • Ordinals indicate rank or position in a sequence.
  • • The 1st is irregular: use 'primul' (masc) or 'prim...
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A2 Numbers Verified

Complex Numbers

Connect tens with 'și' and always use 'de' for nouns when the number is 20 or higher.

  • • Numbers 11-19 use the pattern: digit + 'spre' + 'z...
  • • Tens use the pattern: digit + 'zeci' (e.g., treize...
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A2 Numbers Verified

Fractions and Decimals

In Romanian, swap your decimal dots for commas and use the -ime suffix for most fractions.

  • • Use a comma (virgulă) for decimals, never a dot.
  • • Fractions usually end in -ime and are feminine nou...
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A2 Prepositions Verified

Prepositional Requirements

Mastering Romanian prepositions means knowing whether to keep the noun simple or dress it up in a case.

  • • Most Romanian prepositions use the Accusative case...
  • • Use `pe` only for specific people or pets you are...
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A2 Prepositions Verified

Prepositions + Case

Master Romanian prepositions by defaulting to Accusative, while using Genitive for location words and Dative for 'thanks to'.

  • • Most Romanian prepositions take the Accusative cas...
  • • Specific location prepositions like 'deasupra' (ab...
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A2 Prepositions Verified

Complex Prepositional Phrases

Master complex prepositions by pairing them with the Genitive case to describe precise locations and abstract relationships.

  • • Complex prepositions use multiple words like `în f...
  • • Most of these phrases require the following noun t...
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A2 Morphology Verified

A1-A2 Grammar Review

In Romanian, the definite article is a suffix that turns a general noun into a specific one.

  • • Definite articles in Romanian are suffixes attache...
  • • They represent the word 'the' but change based on...
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A2 Morphology Verified

Common Pitfalls

Master Romanian by attaching articles to word ends and respecting the 'masculine-to-feminine' shift of neuter nouns.

  • • Articles attach to the end of nouns, changing by g...
  • • Neuter nouns act masculine when singular and femin...
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A2 Morphology Verified

Consolidation

The Dative case identifies who benefits from an action, often requiring a noun change and a matching pronoun.

  • • Dative indicates the recipient of an action, answe...
  • • Masculine nouns add '-lui'; Feminine singulars use...
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