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### Noun + de + noun

Many everyday names are built from two nouns joined by **de**. The second noun says what the thing is for, what it is made of, or where it belongs, and it takes no article: **siropul de tuse** (cough syrup), **prăjitorul de pâine** (the toaster — a *bread toaster*), **papucii de casă** (house slippers), **omul de zăpadă** (the snowman), **locul de parcare** (the parking space), **agenția de turism** (the travel agency), **fructele de mare** (seafood, literally *sea fruit*).

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### Only the first noun changes

The compound behaves like a single noun, and every ending goes on its first word: the article, the plural, the genitive. The *de*-part stays as it is.

| | the first noun changes |
|---|---|
| indefinite | *un loc de parcare* |
| plural | *locuri de parcare* |
| genitive | *numărul medicului de familie* |

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In Romania the **medic de familie** is usually your first stop: the family doctor writes your prescriptions and sends you on to specialists.

### With an adjective or a genitive

Some names are a noun with an adjective: **școala primară**, **sensul giratoriu** (the traffic circle). In **mica publicitate** (the classified ads) the adjective comes first and carries the article; the expression is fixed. **Specialitatea casei** (the house specialty) is a genitive: *the specialty of the house*.

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### For rent: de închiriat

You know *mașina de spălat* and *fierul de călcat*: **de** + supine says what something is for. **De închiriat** (for rent) is the same pattern — *apartament de închiriat*, *cameră de închiriat* — and it is the wording of signs and classified ads.

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At the doctor's, the agency, the parking lot (compound nouns)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

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Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

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Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

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Months of the Year (January to June)

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The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

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Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

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Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

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A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

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Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
the primary school	școala primară
My daughter goes to primary school.	Fiica mea merge la școala primară.
We've known each other since primary school.	Ne cunoaștem din școala primară.
the family doctor	medicul de familie
Tomorrow I'm going to the family doctor.	Mâine merg la medicul de familie.
Do you have the family doctor's number?	Ai numărul medicului de familie?
the cough syrup	siropul de tuse
The family doctor recommended a cough syrup.	Medicul de familie mi-a recomandat un sirop de tuse.
The child is coughing, so I'm giving him cough syrup.	Copilul tușește, așa că îi dau sirop de tuse.
I bought cough syrup at the pharmacy.	Am cumpărat sirop de tuse de la farmacie.
the toaster	prăjitorul de pâine
The toaster doesn't work anymore.	Prăjitorul de pâine nu mai funcționează.
The toaster is a small appliance.	Prăjitorul de pâine este un electrocasnic mic.
I bought a new toaster.	Am cumpărat un prăjitor de pâine nou.
the seafood	fructele de mare
I like seafood.	Îmi plac fructele de mare.
At the seaside we ate fresh seafood.	La mare am mâncat fructe de mare proaspete.
the traffic circle	sensul giratoriu
After the traffic circle, turn right.	După sensul giratoriu, virați la dreapta.
They built a new traffic circle downtown.	Au construit un sens giratoriu nou în centru.
the house specialty	specialitatea casei
The waiter recommends the house specialty.	Chelnerul ne recomandă specialitatea casei.
The house specialty is polenta with cheese.	Specialitatea casei este mămăliga cu brânză.
the classified ads	mica publicitate
I placed an ad in the classifieds.	Am dat un anunț la mica publicitate.
Grandpa reads the classified ads in the paper.	Bunicul citește mica publicitate din ziar.
the snowman	omul de zăpadă
The kids are making a snowman in the yard.	Copiii fac un om de zăpadă în curte.
The snowman has a carrot for a nose.	Omul de zăpadă are un morcov în loc de nas.
the parking space	locul de parcare
I can't find a single parking space.	Nu găsesc niciun loc de parcare.
We have a parking space in front of the building.	Avem un loc de parcare în fața blocului.
the travel agency	agenția de turism
We booked the trip at a travel agency.	Am rezervat excursia la o agenție de turism.
My sister works at a travel agency.	Sora mea lucrează la o agenție de turism.
the house slippers	papucii de casă
I put on my house slippers when I get home.	Îmi pun papucii de casă când ajung acasă.
Where are the house slippers?	Unde sunt papucii de casă?
for rent	de închiriat
I found a studio for rent in the classifieds.	Am găsit o garsonieră de închiriat la mica publicitate.
I'm looking for an apartment for rent near the university.	Caut un apartament de închiriat lângă facultate.

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