Questions & Answers about Telefonul meu este nou.
Why is meu placed after telefon instead of before, like in my phone?
In Romanian, possessive adjectives follow the noun they modify. You say telefonul meu (literally “the phone mine”) rather than “my phone.” The possessive meu agrees in gender and number with telefon (masculine singular).
What does the -ul suffix in telefonul represent?
-ul is the enclitic definite article for masculine singular nouns. It attaches to the end of telefon to make it “the phone.” Without it, telefon simply means “a phone” or “phone” in an indefinite sense.
Why does the adjective nou follow the verb este instead of standing before telefon?
Romanian adjectives normally come after the noun (or, in a predicative construction, after the copula este). You only place them before the noun for stylistic emphasis or in certain set phrases. Thus un telefon nou (“a new phone”) and telefonul meu este nou (“my phone is new”) are the standard orders.
Why is the full form este used here? Can I use e instead?