Romanian pronouns
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Pronouns are used in Romanian to reference persons or objects, to ask questions etc.
Before getting on to the study of pronouns, it should be noted that most 3rd person pronouns (and not only) have gender-specific forms. This can be especially confusing if we're talking about objects, for which gender allocation is not always "natural". For instance:
Toate drumurile duc la Roma. Ele sunt însă pline de gropi în România.
Muntele este plin de copaci. Aceştia tocmai au înflorit.
As you might probably know, drum is a neuter noun and munte is a masculine noun, therefore:
drum is replaced by "el", drumuri is replaced by "ele"
munte is replaced by "el", munţi is replaced by "ei" etc.
Personal pronoun
| Person/Case | Nominativ | Acuzativ | Dativ | Genitiv(pron. posesiv) | Vocativ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | Eu | pe mine, mă, m- | mie, îmi, mi-, -mi | al meu/a mea, meu/mea, -mi | |
| 2nd sg. | Tu | pe tine, te, te- | ţie, îţi, ţi-, -ţi | al tău/a ta, tău/ta, -ţi | Tu |
| 3rd sg. masc., neut. | El | pe el, îl, l- | lui, îi, i-, -i' | al lui/a lui, lui, -i | |
| 3rd sg. fem. | Ea | pe ea, o, -o | ei, i-, -i' | al ei, ei, -i | |
| 1st pl. | Noi | pe noi, ne, ne-, -ne | nouă, ne, ne-, -ne | al nostru/a noastră, nostru/noastră | |
| 2nd pl. | Voi | pe voi, vă, v-, -vă | vouă, vă, v-, -vă | al vostru/a voastră, vostru/voastră | Voi |
| 3rd pl. masc. | Ei | pe ei, i- | lor, le, le- | al lor/a lor, lui | |
| 3rd pl. fem., neut. | Ele | pe ele, le | lor, le, le- | al lor/a lor, ei |
The personal pronoun is probably the most used in Romanian, as in most other languages.
There are four forms, according to cases: Nominative-Vocative, Accusative, Genitive and Dative.
Nominative
This case is used when the pronoun is the subject of the verb:
