{"id":2111,"date":"2018-06-09T10:53:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T10:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2018-06-09T10:53:09","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T10:53:09","slug":"romanian-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/romanian-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian Pronouns: Personal, Possessive, Relative, and Demonstrative"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The most frequently used Romanian pronouns are personal, possessive, relative, <\/strong>and demonstrative. <\/strong>Since the grammar is derived from Latin, pronouns fall into case patterns, just like nouns. Latin-derived unstressed pronouns, as opposed to the stressed ones, increase the number of pronouns currently in use.<\/p>\n

Personal Pronouns<\/h2>\n

In the category of personal pronouns, <\/strong>there are three different degrees of politeness when referring to a second or third person. While the \u2018tu\u2019<\/em><\/strong> form is extremely familiar and therefore used only when addressing family members, close friends, and children, it may be considered an insult if addressed to people who do not fall into these categories. The \u2018dumneata\u2019, \u2018d\u00e2nsul\u2019,<\/em><\/strong> and \u2018d\u00e2nsa\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>forms are appropriate when addressing coworkers, support people, and acquitances. \u2018Dumneavoastr\u0103\u2019<\/em> <\/strong>is the safest \u2013 official and polite \u2013 form of addressing anyone over the age of twenty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
sg.<\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/sup> p.<\/strong><\/td>\neu (I)<\/td>\npl.<\/strong><\/td>\nnoi<\/em> (we)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2nd<\/sup> p.<\/strong><\/td>\ntu<\/em> (you)<\/p>\n

dumneata <\/em>(you)<\/p>\n

dumneavoastr\u0103<\/em> (you)<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nvoi <\/em>(you)<\/p>\n

dumneavoastr\u0103 <\/em>(you)<\/p>\n

dumneavoastr\u0103 <\/em>(you)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n3rd<\/sup> p.<\/strong><\/td>\nel<\/em> (he)<\/p>\n

d\u00e2nsul<\/em> (he)<\/p>\n

dumnealui<\/em> (he)<\/p>\n

ea <\/em>(she)<\/p>\n

d\u00e2nsa<\/em> (she)<\/p>\n

dumneaei <\/em>(she)<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nei <\/em>(they)<\/p>\n

d\u00e2n\u0219ii<\/em> (they)<\/p>\n

dumnealor<\/em> (they)<\/p>\n

ele<\/em> (they)<\/p>\n

d\u00e2nsele<\/em> (they)<\/p>\n

dumnealor <\/em>(they)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

These personal pronouns are considered \u2018main\u2019 or \u2018stressed\u2019 pronouns, and they are quite easy to remember. Unfortunately, because of the verb endings that often indicate the subject of the sentence, the main pronouns are omitted while \u2018unstressed\u2019 pronouns, which appear in rather peculiar forms, have a much higher frequency in the language.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next chart includes main personal pronouns (without the polite forms) and their unstressed forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1st<\/sup> p. Sg.<\/strong><\/td>\nN<\/strong><\/td>\neu<\/em><\/td>\nPl.<\/strong><\/td>\nnoi<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nD<\/strong><\/td>\nmie, \u00eemi, mi<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\nnou\u0103, ne, ne, ni<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAc<\/strong><\/td>\npe mine, m\u0103, m<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\npe noi, ne<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/sup> p. Sg.<\/strong><\/td>\nN<\/strong><\/td>\ntu<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\nvoi<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nD<\/strong><\/td>\n\u021bie, \u00ee\u021bi, \u021bi<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\nvou\u0103, v\u0103, v, vi<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAc<\/strong><\/td>\npe tine, te<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\npe voi, v\u0103, v<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nV<\/strong><\/td>\ntu!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\nvoi!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/sup> p. Sg. <\/strong><\/td>\nN<\/strong><\/td>\nel<\/em><\/td>\nPl.<\/strong><\/td>\nei<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nea<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\nele<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nD<\/strong><\/td>\nlui, \u00eei, i<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\nlor, le, le, li<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nei, \u00eei, i<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\nlor, le, le, li<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAc<\/strong><\/td>\npe el, \u00eel, l<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\npe ei, \u00eei, i<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\npe ea, o<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\npe ele, le<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As in above chart, in the Dative case <\/strong>(mie, \u00eemi, mi \/ nou\u0103, ne, ni \/ \u021bie, \u00ee\u021bi, \u021bi \/ vou\u0103, v\u0103, vi, v \/ lui, \u00eei, i \/ lor, le, li \/ ei, \u00eei, i \/ lor, le li)<\/em> the pronouns appear in front of the verb,<\/strong> regardless of the verb mood or tense:<\/p>\n