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1- Plural Lesson 

While in English, the plural is formed by adding (s) to the singular. In Romanian, to form the plural of

nouns we have to differentiate first between masculine, feminine and neuter nouns:

a. Plural of masculine nouns:

a). nouns ending in – e,-i or – u replace the – e, -i or – u with – i:

 burete becomes bureti (sponge)

leu becomes lei (lion)

 b). nouns ending in – iu form the plural in – ii:

camionagiu becomes camionagii (carter)

c). nouns ending in a consonant form the plural by adding – i after the consonant, which it modifies

depending on the case:

 pas becomes paşi (step) 

d). nouns ending in –ă form the plural in – i:

 popă becomes popi (priest) 

e). irregular plural: soră becomes surori (sister) 

b. Plural of feminine nouns:

a). feminine nouns ending in – a form the plural in – ale:

tarla becomes tarlale (strip ground)

 b). feminine nouns ending in – ea form the plural in – ele:

cafea becomes cafele (coffee)

c). the only feminine noun ending in – i forms the plural in – le:

zi becomes zile (day)

d). – uri appears at some feminine noun plurals:

ceartă-certuri (fight)

e). feminine nouns with singular ending in – e which define abstract notions or lifeless objects form the

 plural in – i:

 pădure becomes păduri (forest) 

f). feminine nouns ending in – ie preceded by a consonant form the plural in – ii:

 bestie becomes bestii (beast)

g). feminine nouns ending in – ie preceded by a vocal form the plural in one  – i:

 baie becomes băi (bathroom) 

h). feminine nouns ending in -că or –gă form the plural in – i:

fabricaă becomes fabric (factory) 

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c. Plural of neuter nouns:

a). neuter nouns ending in – e form the plural in – e:

nume is still nume (names)

 b). neuter nouns naming objects and which have one of the following endings: -ar, -er, -or, -sor, -tor, form

the plural in – e:

dictionary becomes dictionare (dictionary )

c). neuter nouns ending in – ent, -ment form the plural in – e:

accent becomes accente (accent)

d). most of the neuter nouns ending in – aj form the plural in – e:

 bagaj becomes bagaje (luggage)

e). neuter nouns ending in –ăt and – et form the plural in – e

lacăt  becomes lacăte (lock) 

f). neuter nouns ending in – u preceded by 2 consonants, the second one being – r, form the plural in – e:

teatru becomes teatre (theater)

g). neuter nouns ending in – ism form the plural in – e:

liberalism becomes liberalisms (liberalism)

h). neuter nouns ending in – iu form the plural in – ii:

concediu becomes concedii (vacation)

i). neuter nouns ending in – o, ou form the plural in – uri:

radio becomes radiouri (radios)