Learn Romanian: Examenul tău este în februarie?

Examenul tău este în februarie?

Is your exam in February?

Breakdown of Examenul tău este în februarie?

to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)

în

tău

your (sg.) [ta, tăi, tale]

examenul

the exam

Questions & Answers about Examenul tău este în februarie?

Why does it say "Examenul tău" instead of "Tău examen" for "Your exam"?

In Romanian, possessive words like tău (your) almost always come after the noun. Also, when you use a possessive, the noun must have a "the" attached to the end of it. So examenul tău literally translates to "the exam your".

Where does the "-ul" in "Examenul" come from?

The -ul is the Romanian word for "the" when attached to a masculine or neuter noun ending in a consonant. Examen means "exam", and examenul means "the exam".

Why use "tău" instead of "ta" for "your"?

The word for "your" changes depending on the gender of the noun you own. Examen is a neuter noun, which behaves like a masculine noun when it is singular. Therefore, it uses the masculine/neuter "your", which is tău. If the noun were feminine, like mașina (the car), you would use ta (mașina ta).

Is the word order different here because it is a question?

No! Unlike English, which swaps the subject and verb ("Your exam is..." vs "Is your exam...?"), Romanian usually keeps the exact same word order for statements and questions. You just raise your voice at the end of the sentence to show it is a question.

Why isn't "februarie" capitalized?

In Romanian, months of the year, days of the week, and seasons are written with lowercase letters unless they are the very first word in a sentence.