Blocul meu este aproape de parc.

to be

Breakdown of Blocul meu este aproape de parc.

• parcul: the park
• meu: my
• aproape de: near

Questions & Answers about Blocul meu este aproape de parc.

What does blocul mean, and why does it end in -ul instead of just bloc?

Bloc means block, usually apartment building / block of flats in Romanian.

Romanian puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not in front:

• bloc = a block / block (indefinite)
• blocul = the block (the apartment building)

So blocul meu = my (apartment) block / my apartment building.

Why is it blocul meu and not meu bloc, like my block in English?

In Romanian, possessive adjectives (my, your, his, etc.) usually come after the noun they modify:

• blocul meu = my block
• cartea mea = my book
• fratele tău = your brother

So the natural order is noun + definite article + possessive:
blocul meu, not meu bloc.

Why is it meu and not mea / mei / mele?