Breakdown of Garsoniera mea are o cameră și o baie.
și
and
o
a / an (f)
camera
the room
avea
to have
meu
my [mea, mei, mele]
baia
the bathroom
garsoniera
the studio apartment
Questions & Answers about Garsoniera mea are o cameră și o baie.
Why does it say "Garsoniera mea" instead of "Mea garsonieră"?
In Romanian, possessive words like mea (my) usually come after the noun. When you do this, the noun must have the definite article (the "the" ending) attached to the end of it. So, garsonieră (a studio) becomes garsoniera (the studio), and adding mea makes it literally "the studio of mine" or "my studio".
Wait, doesn't cameră mean "camera" for taking pictures?
No, this is a classic false friend! In Romanian, o cameră means "a room". If you want to talk about a camera for taking photos, you would use un aparat foto.
Why is the verb are here instead of something that looks like the infinitive a avea (to have)?
Both cameră and baie use o. Are they both feminine nouns?
Yes, they are! O is the feminine indefinite article ("a" or "an"). A helpful tip is looking at the endings: singular nouns ending in -ă (like cameră) and -e (like baie) are very often feminine in Romanian.
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