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Indefinite and definite articles

Definite articles are attached to the noun as suffixes, whereas indefinite articles stand as separate words.
The form of the definite article also depends on whether the noun is singular or plural.

Masculin:

Indefinite articles

SingularPlural
un copil (a child)niște copii (some children)
un băiat (a boy)niște băieți (some boys)
un câine (a dog)niște câini (some dogs)

Definite articles

SingularPlural
copilul (the child)copiii (the children)
băiatul (the boy)băieții (the boys)
câinele (the dog)câinii (the dogs)

Feminin:

Indefinite articles

SingularPlural
o fată (a girl)niște fete (some girls)
o carte (a book)niște cărți (some books)
o masă (a table)niște mese (some tables)

Definite articles

SingularPlural
fata (the girl)fetele (the girls)
cartea (the book)cărțile (the books)
masa (the table)mesele (the tables)

Neutru:

Indefinite articles

SingularPlural
un ou (an egg)niște ouă (some eggs)
un cântec (a song)niște cântece (some songs)
un telefon (a phone)niște telefoane (some phones)
un telefon (a phone)niște telefoane (some phones)
un grai (a dialect)niște graiuri (some dialects)

Definite articles

SingularPlural
oul (the egg)ouăle (the eggs)
cântecul (the song)cântecele (the songs)
telefonul (the phone)telefoanele (the phones)
telefonul (the phone)telefoanele (the phones)
graiul (the dialect)graiurile (the dialects)

Note:

Neuter nouns in Romanian act like masculine ones when singular, and like feminine ones when plural.

Examples:

Masculine:

Am văzut un băiat pe stradă.

I saw a boy on the street.

Băiatul aleargă în parc.

The boy is running in the park.

Am cumpărat niște băieți de ciocolată.

I bought some chocolate boys.

Feminine:

Ea citește o carte interesantă.

She is reading an interesting book.

Cartea este pe masă.

The book is on the table.

Am primit niște cărți de la bibliotecă.

I received some books from the library.

Neuter:

Copilul are un ou în mână.

The child has an egg in hand.

Oul este pe masă.

The egg is on the table.

Am găsit niște ouă în magazie.

I found some eggs in the shed.

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