The Possessive “A”

Part one can be found here. A few months ago, I mentioned that on the back of all Romanian money it says Banca Nationala a Romaniei and someone asked what that “a” means, and how to use it. As we know quite well, Romanian is a language with declinations, which means that the “receiving” noun has a special form which can denote possession. Ex: Centrul … Continue reading The Possessive “A”

Personal Possession in Romanian: Part 1

In Romanian there are several ways to indicate the possessive. One of them follows some rather lengthy but logical rules and we’ll get into that one at a later time. Today we’re going to talk about people’s possessions when you USE THEIR NAME. What follows is only for when using a person’s actual name. In English it’s quite simple – if it is a car … Continue reading Personal Possession in Romanian: Part 1