Indefinite articles: un (masc.), o (fem.), gender agreement
Can use indefinite articles un/o correctly
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Am un frate și o soră.
I have a brother and a sister.
Un scaun este mic, dar niște scaune sunt mari.
A chair is small, but some chairs are big.
Vreau o cafea și un pahar cu apă.
I want a coffee and a glass of water.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Indefinite articles: un (masc./neuter), o (fem.). Neuter = masc. sg., fem. pl.
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesNeuter acts masc. in sg., fem. in pl. — unique to Romanian.
Using un with feminine nouns or o with masculine
un = masculine/neuter singular. o = feminine singular. Check noun gender!
Wrong agreement with neuter nouns in plural
Neuter nouns take masculine forms in sg. (un scaun frumos) but feminine in pl. (niște scaune frumoase).
Am un frate și o soră.
I have a brother and a sister.
'Un' = a (masc.: frate = brother). 'O' = a (fem.: soră = sister). Articles before nouns.
Un scaun este mic, dar niște scaune sunt mari.
A chair is small, but some chairs are big.
'Un scaun' (neuter sg. = masc. article). 'Niște scaune' — plural neuter takes feminine agreement.
Vreau o cafea și un pahar cu apă.
I want a coffee and a glass of water.
'O cafea' (fem.). 'Un pahar' (neuter, but takes 'un' in sg.). 'Cu' = with.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises