Breakdown of Vecinul nostru este liniștit seara.
a fi
to be
seara
in the evening
vecinul
the neighbor
nostru
our
Questions & Answers about Vecinul nostru este liniștit seara.
What does vecinul mean, and why does it end in -ul?
Vecinul means the neighbor.
In Romanian, the definite article (the) is usually added to the end of the noun, not put in front as in English.
- vecin = neighbor (indefinite, a neighbor)
- vecinul = the neighbor (definite, the neighbor)
So:
- Vecinul nostru = our neighbor (literally: the neighbor our)
Why is it vecinul nostru and not nostru vecin, like our neighbor in English?
Romanian normally puts the possessive adjective after the noun (with the noun in the definite form):
- English: our neighbor
- Romanian: vecinul nostru (literally: the-neighbor our)
For people and concrete things, you generally have:
- [noun + definite article] + [possessive adjective]
- fratele meu = my brother
- mașina ta = your car
- vecinul nostru = our neighbor
Putting nostru before the noun (nostru vecin) is either wrong or at best sounds very unusual in modern Romanian in this context.
What is the difference between vecinul nostru and un vecin de-al nostru?