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### The Genitive of Numbers

To express possession ("of") with regular nouns, we usually change the noun's ending. Bare cardinal numbers (two, three, four, etc.), however, do not change form. Instead, we place the preposition **a** directly before the number to mark the Genitive case.

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### The Dative of Numbers

Similarly, to express the Dative case (indirect objects, meaning "to" or "for"), bare cardinal numbers take the preposition **la**. 

While using *la* for the Dative is often colloquial with regular nouns, it is the standard grammar rule for bare numbers. You will also notice the indirect object pronoun **le** (to them) is frequently used to double the indirect object.

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### In Practice

Here are a few more examples combining the Genitive (**a**) and Dative (**la**) of numbers with championship vocabulary:

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Genitive and dative of numbers (a, la)

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)

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The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

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Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

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Everyday Clothing

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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 bowling	bowlingul
of (genitive marker before a numeral)	a
This is the bowling team of five passionate students.	Aceasta este echipa de bowling a cinci studenți pasionați.
the bowling pin	popicul
As he practiced, he hit the bowling pins of eight girls.	Pe măsură ce exersa, a lovit popicele a opt fete.
to compete	se întrece
to get excited	se entuziasma
Since they are competing, the audience got excited for the teams of four schools.	De vreme ce se întrec, publicul s-a entuziasmat pentru echipele a patru școli.
The score of two friends is perfect.	Scorul a doi prieteni este perfect.
clumsy	stângaci
The coach explains the rule to six clumsy players.	Antrenorul le explică regula la șase jucători stângaci.
I sold the bowling tickets to two happy girls.	Le-am vândut biletele de bowling la două fete fericite.
the ball (hard, solid)	bila
The referee brings the balls to ten children.	Arbitrul le aduce bilele la zece copii.
The waiter brought the beer to four customers.	Chelnerul le-a adus berea la patru clienți.
Since they won, we offer the trophy to three champions.	Din moment ce au câștigat, le oferim trofeul la trei campioni.
the championship	campionatul
The clumsy ones get just as excited at the bowling championship.	Cei stângaci se entuziasmează la fel de mult la campionatul de bowling.
the skill	îndemânarea
The man competes at the bowling championship and admires the skill of three colleagues.	Bărbatul se întrece la campionatul de bowling și admiră îndemânarea a trei colegi.
to aim	ținti
triumphant	triumfător
The woman looks at the pin of two opponents, aims with the ball and smiles triumphantly.	Femeia privește popicul a doi adversari, țintește cu bila și zâmbește triumfător.
The boy aims well, demonstrates the skill to four friends and laughs triumphantly.	Băiatul țintește bine, demonstrează îndemânarea la patru prietene și râde triumfător.