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Fiica mea are o mașină.

Fiica mea are o mașină.
My daughter has a car.
From Lesson 25:Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Fiica mea are o mașină.

Why does mea come after fiica?
In Romanian, possessive adjectives like mea (my) almost always come right after the noun. Instead of "my daughter", the word order is literally "the daughter my".
Why is the word fiica instead of fiică?
When a noun is followed by a possessive adjective like mea, the noun must have a definite article attached to its end. Fiică means "daughter", while fiica means "the daughter". So, the phrase literally translates to "the daughter my".
Could I use meu instead of mea here?
No, because possessives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Since fiică is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine word for "my", which is mea. The word meu is only used for masculine and neuter nouns.
What verb is are from?
Are means "has" and is the "he/she/it" form of the completely irregular verb a avea (to have).
Why do we use o in front of mașină?
O is the feminine word for "a" or "an". Because mașină is a feminine noun (which you can often guess since it ends in the letter -ă), it needs the feminine article o instead of the masculine or neuter article un.

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