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Romanian Now in its second edition, Romanian: An Essential Grammar is a concise, user- friendly guide to modern Romanian. It takes the student through the essentials of the language, explaining each concept clearly and providing many examples of contemporary Romanian usage. This fully revised second edition contains: • a chapter of each of the most common grammatical areas with Romanian and English examples • extensive examples of the more difficult areas of the grammar • a section with exercises to consolidate the learning and the answer key • a list of useful verbs • an appendix listing useful websites for further information • a glossary of grammatical terms used in the book • a useful bibliographical list Suitable for both classroom use and independent study, this book is ideal for beginner to intermediate students. Ramona Gönczöl is a lecturer in Romanian language at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London. She is co-author, with Dennis Deletant, of Colloquial Romanian, 4th edition, Routledge, 2012. Ramona’s research interests include language acquisition, learner experience, online learning, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, cultural identities and language contact. Routledge Essential Grammars Essential Grammars describe clearly and succinctly the core rules of each language and are up-to-date and practical reference guides to the most important aspects of languages used by contemporary native speakers. They are designed for elementary to intermediate learners and present an accessible description of the language, focusing on the real patterns of use today. Essential Grammars are a reference source for the learner and user of the language, irrespective of level, setting out the complexities of the language in short, readable sections that are clear and free from jargon. Essential Grammars are ideal either for independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types. Essential Grammars are available for the following languages: Norwegian Urdu Spanish Czech Serbian Chinese German Hindi Romanian Swedish Hungarian Korean Turkish English Danish Latvian Polish Thai Finnish Modern Hebrew Greek Dutch Catalan North Sámi Portuguese Vietnamese For more information about this series, please visit: www.routledge.com/ Routledge-Essential-Grammars/book-series/SE0549 Romanian An Essential Grammar Second edition Ramona Gönczöl Second edition published 2021 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2021 Ramona Gönczöl The right of Ramona Gönczöl to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. First edition published by Routledge 2007 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gönczöl-Davies, Ramona, 1973- author. Title: Romanian : an essential grammar / Ramona Gönczöl. Description: Second edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. | Series: Routledge essential grammars | “First edition published by Routledge 2007” | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020037822 (print) | LCCN 2020037823 (ebook) | ISBN 9781138230552 (hardback) | ISBN 9781138230569 (paperback) | ISBN 9781315363776 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Romanian language—Textbooks for foreign speakers—English. | Romanian language—Grammar. Classification: LCC PC639.5.E5 G675 2021 (print) | LCC PC639.5.E5 (ebook) | DDC 459/.5—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020037822 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020037823 ISBN: 978-1-138-23055-2 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-23056-9 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-36377-6 (ebk) Typeset in Times New Roman by Apex CoVantage, LLC To my Sebastian and Tommaso Contents Preface xiv Acknowledgements xv List of abbreviations xvi Concise glossary of grammatical terms xvii Part 1 An essential grammar 1 Chapter 1 Sounds and letters 3 1.1 The Romanian alphabet 3 1.2 Vowels 4 1.3 Consonants 6 1.4 Diphthongs and triphthongs 9 1.4.1 Diphthongs 9 1.4.2 Vowels in hiatus 11 1.4.3 Triphthongs 12 1.5 Stress and intonation 13 1.5.1 Stress 13 1.5.2 Intonation 19 1.5.3 Sound changes 21 Chapter 2 Nouns 25 2.1 Gender: masculine, feminine, neuter 25 2.1.1 Masculine nouns 25 2.1.2 Neuter nouns 27 2.1.3 Feminine nouns 29 2.2 Forming the feminine from a masculine noun 32 2.3 Number 35 vii Contents 2.3.1 Masculine nouns 35 2.3.2 Feminine nouns 37 2.3.3 Neuter nouns 41 2.4 The case 43 2.4.1 Nouns with an indefinite article 44 2.4.2 Nouns with a definite article 44 2.4.3 The vocative case 46 Chapter 3 Articles 48 3.1 Indefinite article 48 3.1.1 Uses of the indefinite article 49 3.2 The definite article 50 3.2.1 Uses of the definite article 51 3.3 The demonstrative or adjectival article 53 3.3.1 Uses of the demonstrative article 53 3.4 The possessive article 54 3.4.1 Uses of the possessive article 55 Chapter 4 Adjectives 56 4.1 Descriptive adjectives 56 4.2 Comparison of adjectives 58 4.3 Agreement 60 4.4 Case 61 4.5 Position of adjectives 63 4.6 Other types of adjectives 64 4.6.1 Possessive adjectives 64 4.6.2 Demonstrative adjectives 66 4.6.3 Relative-interrogative adjectives 67 4.6.4 Negative adjectives 69 4.6.5 Indefinite adjectives 69 Chapter 5 Pronouns 74 5.1 Personal pronouns 74 5.1.1 Forms of the personal pronouns 74 5.1.2 Stressed forms 75 5.1.3 Unstressed dative and acussative forms 76 5.1.4 Dative pronouns expressing possession 77 viii 5.1.5 Dânsul, dânsa, dânşii, dânsele 79 Contents 5.2 Pronouns of politeness 80 5.2.1 Dumneavoastră, dumneata, dumnealui 80 5.3 Possessive pronouns 81 5.4 Demonstrative pronouns 81 5.4.1 Acesta (this) 81 5.4.2 Acela (that) 82 5.4.3 Același (the same one) 82 5.4.4 Celălalt (the other one) 82 5.5. Negative pronouns 82 5.5.1 Nimeni (nobody) 82 5.5.2 Nimic (nothing) 83 5.5.3 Niciunul (no one) 83 5.6 Indefinite pronouns 83 5.6.1 Unul (one) 83 5.6.2 Altul (another one) 84 5.6.3 Tot, toţi (all) 84 5.6.4 Mult, mulţi, puțin, puțini (much, many, little, few) 84 5.6.5 Atât, atâţia (that much, that many) 85 5.6.6 Vreunul (someone/anyone) 86 5.6.7 Oricine, cineva, altcineva (anyone, someone, someone else) 86 5.6.8 Oricare, careva, altcareva, fiecare (anyone, someone, someone else, each) 86 5.6.9 Orice, ceva, altceva (anything, something, something else) 87 5.6.10 Câtva, oricât (some, any) 87 5.7 Interrogative-relative pronouns 88 5.7.1 Cine (who) 88 5.7.2 Care (which) 89 5.7.3 Ce (what) 89 5.7.4 Cât (how much) 89 5.8 Emphatic pronouns 90 5.9 Reflexive pronouns 91 Chapter 6 Numerals 94 6.1 Cardinal numerals 94 6.2 Ordinal numerals 97 ix Contents Chapter 7 Verbs 99 7.1 Moods and tenses 99 7.1.1 Moods 99 7.1.2 Tenses 99 7.2 The indicative mood 99 7.2.1 The present tense 99 7.2.2 The past tenses 108 7.2.3 Future tenses 119 7.3 Presumptive 122 7.3.1 Present presumptive 122 7.3.2 Perfect presumptive 124 7.4 Subjunctive 125 7.4.1 Present subjunctive 125 7.4.2 Verbs ending in -ie 126 7.4.3 Irregular verbs 126 7.4.4 Uses 126 7.4.5 Past subjunctive 129 7.5 Conditional 130 7.5.1 Present conditional 130 7.5.2 Uses of the present conditional 130 7.5.3 Perfect conditional 131 7.5.4 Uses of perfect conditional 132 7.6 Imperative 133 7.6.1 Affirmative form 133 7.6.2 Affirmative imperative with personal pronouns 134 7.6.3 Negative form 135 7.6.4 Negative imperative with personal pronouns 135 7.7 Infinitive 136 7.8 Gerund 137 7.9 Participle 140 7.10 Supine 140 7.11 Passive voice 141 7.11.1 The past participle as an adjective 142 7.12 Reflexive verbs 142 7.12.1 Accusative reflexive verbs 142 7.12.2 Dative reflexive verbs 143 7.12.3 Impersonal constructions with se 144 x 7.13 Impersonal, unipersonal and bipersonal 144 7.13.1 Impersonal verbs 144 Contents 7.13.2 Unipersonal and bipersonal verbs 145 7.14 Sequence of tenses 146 7.15 Verbal expressions 147 Chapter 8 Adverbs 149 8.1 Types 149 8.1.1 Formation 149 8.1.2 Adverbial phrases 150 8.2 Comparison 150 8.2.1 The comparative degree of equality 151 8.2.2 The comparative degree of superiority 151 8.2.3 The comparative degree of inferiority 151 8.2.4 The superlative degree of superiority 151 8.2.5 The superlative degree of inferiority 152 8.2.6 The absolute superlative 152 8.3 Uses 152 8.4 Adverbs mai, și, tot, prea, chiar 154 Chapter 9 Prepositions 156 9.1 Simple prepositions 156 9.2 Prepositional phrases 157 9.3 Uses 157 9.4 Verbs followed by specific prepositions 159 Chapter 10 Conjunctions 162 10.1 Coordinating conjunctions 162 10.2 Subordinating conjunctions 164 Chapter 11 Interjections 168 11.1 Types 168 Chapter 12 Word formation 172 12.1 Suffixes 172 12.2 Prefixes 177 12.3 Compound words 178 xi Contents Part 2 Language functions 181 Chapter 13 Socialising 183 13.1 General greetings 183 13.1.1 Meeting someone 183 13.1.2 Taking leave 183 13.1.3 Greetings according to the time of day 184 13.1.4 Welcoming
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    LESSON NOTES Basic Bootcamp S1 #1 Self Introductions and Basic Greetings in Formal Romanian CONTENTS 2 Romanian 2 English 2 Vocabulary 2 Sample Sentences 3 Grammar 5 Cultural Insight # 1 COPYRIGHT © 2016 INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ROMANIAN 1. Recepţionist: Bună ziua , Doamnă. Mă numesc Paul Iordache. 2. D-na Popescu: Îmi pare bine, Domnule. Mă numesc Popescu Georgiana. 3. Recepţionist: Îmi pare bine, Doamnă. ENGLISH 1. Receptionist: Hello, madam. I'm Paul Iordache. 2. Mrs. Popescu: Nice to meet you, sir. I'm Popescu Georgiana. 3. Receptionist: Nice to meet you, Madam. VOCABULARY Romanian English Class bună ziua hello, good day adjective +noun Doamnă madam, lady noun Mă numesc… My name is… verb îmi pare bine nice to meet you phrasal verb, phrase SAMPLE SENTENCES Bună ziua Domnule Bună ziua Doamnă "Hello, sir." "Hello, madam." ROMANIANPOD101.COM BASIC BOOTCAMP S1 #1 - SELF INTRODUCTIONS AND BASIC GREETINGS IN FORMAL ROMANIAN 2 Mă numesc Nicoleta. Îmi pare bine să vă întâlnesc. "My name is Nicoleta." "I'm pleased to meet you." Bună tuturor! Îmi pare bine. "Hi everyone! Nice to meet you." GRAMMAR T he Focus of T his Lesson Is Introducing Yourself and Basic Greetings in Formal Romanian Bună ziua, Doamnă. "Hello, madam." Bine aţi venit ("Welcome") to the Romanian language basics. Introducing yourself is inevitable in any situation, but is actually quite easy! Let's start with the phrase bună ziua! Bună ziua ("Hello"/"Good day") For a more classical and frequent greeting, use bună ziua, which literally means "good day," but basically means "hello." You can use bună ziua anytime during the daytime, in any circumstance; whether you are speaking to a friend, an elderly person, or an unknown person in an informal or formal situation, use buna ziua.