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### The Dative Case and Prepositions

While many Romanian prepositions require the Accusative or Genitive case, a special group of prepositions requires the **Dative case**. Fortunately, definite noun endings in the Dative case are identical to those in the Genitive case: you will use the endings **-lui** or **-ului** for masculine and neuter nouns, and **-ei** or **-ii** for feminine nouns.

These prepositions are highly useful for citing sources, ascribing credit, and summarizing official information.

### Datorită and Mulțumită (Due to / Thanks to)

To express that an outcome was achieved because of someone or something, use **datorită** (due to) or **mulțumită** (thanks to). These are generally used for positive or neutral outcomes.

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Notice how *studiul* (the study - neuter) becomes *studiului*, and *declarația* (the statement - feminine) becomes *declarației*.

### Conform and Potrivit (According to)

When citing a report, a news source, or a poll (*sondajul*), you will use **conform** or **potrivit**. Both mean "according to" and are completely interchangeable in this context.

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### Working with Adjectives in the Dative

When a noun in the Dative case is followed by an adjective, the noun takes the definite Dative article. The adjective must also agree with the noun's case. Feminine adjectives will take an oblique (Genitive/Dative) ending, while masculine and neuter adjectives typically remain unchanged in the singular.

Observe how *sursa oficială* (the official source - feminine) becomes *sursei oficiale*, whereas *studiul oficial* (the official study - neuter) becomes *studiului oficial*.

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Dative prepositions (datorită)

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)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

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

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

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
due to	datorită
the study	studiul
recent	recent
I succeeded due to the recent study.	Am reușit datorită studiului recent.
the source	sursa
official	oficial
Due to the official source, we know the truth.	Datorită sursei oficiale, știm adevărul.
thanks to	mulțumită
the statement	declarația
Thanks to the statement, the problem is clear.	Mulțumită declarației, problema este clară.
the poll	sondajul
Thanks to the poll, we chose the candidate.	Mulțumită sondajului, am ales candidatul.
according to	conform
According to the study, the temperature is dropping.	Conform studiului, temperatura scade.
According to the official source, the project continues.	Conform sursei oficiale, proiectul continuă.
according to	potrivit
According to the recent poll, the mayor won.	Potrivit sondajului recent, primarul a câștigat.
According to the statement, the union cancels the strike.	Potrivit declarației, sindicatul anulează greva.
According to the report, he sends it to me.	Conform raportului, el mi-l trimite.
According to the official study, it is not blue, but red.	Potrivit studiului oficial, nu este albastru, ci roșu.
I finished the document due to your help.	Am terminat documentul datorită ajutorului tău.