The Case of the Frustrating Cases

If your native language is English, you’re almost hopelessly fucked when it comes to learning a foreign language. Basic English grammar is very simple, with no genders, no need for adjective/adverb matching, simple verbs, and no cases. At one time in the distant past, English was far more complex but was then simplified into its modern form. Most other languages, however, still use these archaic … Continue reading The Case of the Frustrating Cases

Romanian Grammar 101: Noun Cases

Many years ago, in my struggle to get a grasp on the Romanian language, I picked up a book that was simply entitled Romanian Grammar. It was filled with all kinds of complicated words like “genitive” and “declension” and “vocative” and basically made no sense to me – until years later when I already SPOKE Romanian and by then it was pretty much useless. These … Continue reading Romanian Grammar 101: Noun Cases