Whose things are these?
Ask for masculine/neuter singular, for feminine singular, for masculine plural, and for feminine/neuter plural: , .
Possession with names is often , , . The connecting possessive article agrees with the thing: , .
Useful regular ownership endings are feminine singular -ei: , and masculine/neuter singular -ului: . Learn actual forms with the noun. Recycle to tell when something disappeared.
Al cui este pixul?Whose pen is it?
A cui este cheia?Whose key is it?
Ale cui sunt scaunele?Whose chairs are they?
Pixul este al lui Mihai.The pen is Mihai’s.
Cheia este a Mariei.The key is Maria’s.
Ușa casei este verde.The house’s door is green.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Whose pen is it?
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Whose key is it?
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Whose chairs are they?
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The pen is Mihai’s.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
este pixul?
Whose pen is it?
este cheia?
Whose key is it?
sunt scaunele?
Whose chairs are they?
Pixul este lui Mihai.
The pen is Mihai’s.
Cheia este Mariei.
The key is Maria’s.
Ușa este verde.
The house’s door is green.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
sunt scaunele?
Whose chairs are they?
Pixul este lui Mihai.
The pen is Mihai’s.
Cheia este Mariei.
The key is Maria’s.
Ușa este verde.
The house’s door is green.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Whose pen is it?
Whose key is it?
Whose chairs are they?
The pen is Mihai’s.
The key is Maria’s.
The house’s door is green.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Whose pen is it?
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Whose pen is it?
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Whose key is it?
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Whose key is it?
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Whose chairs are they?
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Whose chairs are they?
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
The pen is Mihai’s.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
The pen is Mihai’s.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
