Breakdown of Planul meu este la fel de important ca planul tău.
a fi
to be
tău
your (masculine singular)
meu
my
important
important
Questions & Answers about Planul meu este la fel de important ca planul tău.
Why is it planul meu and not meu plan, like English my plan?
In Romanian, possessive adjectives (like meu, tău) usually come after the noun, not before it.
- planul meu = my plan (literally: the plan my)
- Saying meu plan is possible only in special, emphatic, or poetic styles; in normal speech you put the possessive after the noun.
So the regular, neutral order is: noun + definite article + possessive
→ planul meu, cartea ta, prietena lui, etc.
What does the -ul at the end of planul mean?
The ending -ul is the definite article for masculine singular nouns – it means “the”.
- plan = a plan / plan (indefinite)
- planul = the plan (definite)
With a possessive, Romanian often still uses this definite article, even though English does not:
- planul meu = literally the my plan, but it just means my plan.
Can I use e instead of este in this sentence?