Exercise 2.2.

Attach indefinite and definite articles to the nouns:

1. carte book ___________________
2. caiet notebook ___________________
3. computer computer ___________________
4. main car ___________________
5. ceas watch ___________________
6. brbat man ___________________
7. fereastr window ___________________
8. student student ___________________
9. anten antenna ___________________
10. cafea coffee ___________________
11. cataclism cataclysm ___________________
12. ciocnitoare woodpecker ___________________
13. stea star ___________________
14. vedere card ___________________
15. iepure rabbit ___________________
16. prenume first name ___________________
17. zi day ___________________
18. noapte night ___________________
19. tanti aunt ___________________
20. veveri squirrel ___________________
21. secretar secretary ___________________
22. nceput beginning ___________________
23. miraj mirage ___________________
24. biciclist bicyclist ___________________
25. biciclet bicycle ___________________
26. cpitan captain ___________________
27. poveste story ___________________
28. franuzoaic French woman ___________________
29. pod bridge ___________________
30. sculptur sculpture ___________________
31. film movie ___________________
32. palmier palm tree ___________________
33. avocat lawyer ___________________
34. floare flower ___________________
35. u door ___________________
36. cap head ___________________
37. mn hand ___________________
38. picior leg ___________________
39. economist economist ___________________
40. ziarist journalist ___________________
41. sofa sofa ___________________
42. revist magazine ___________________
43. avocat lawyer ___________________
44. secretar secretary ___________________
Exercise 2.3. Form the plural of the following masculine nouns (the nouns marked with * have phonetic mutations):
A.
un elev doi elevi
un student* doi studeni
1. un bulgar ____________________
2. un american ____________________
3. un romn ____________________
4. un profesor ____________________
5. un lup ____________________
6. un coleg* ____________________

7. un biat* ____________________
8. un copac* ____________________
9. un pom ____________________
10. un prieten ____________________
11. un specialist* ____________________
12. un ziarist* ____________________
13. un pescar ____________________
14. un marinar ____________________
15. un francez ____________________
16. un chinez ____________________
B.
un tigru doi tigri
un ministru* doi minitri
un pigmeu doi pigmei
1. un codru ____________________
2. un leu ____________________
3. un zmeu ____________________
4. un fiu ____________________
5. un pedestru* ____________________
6. un evreu ____________________
7. un zimbru ____________________
C.
un iepure doi iepuri
un dinte* doi dini
1. un printe* ____________________
2. un pepene ____________________
3. un perete* ____________________
4. un frate* ____________________
5. un cine ____________________
6. un munte* ____________________
7. un fluture ____________________

D.
un ochi doi ochi
un pisoi doi pisoi
1. un unchi ____________________
2. un cioroi ____________________
3. un pui ____________________
4. un muchi ____________________
5. un ardei ____________________
6. un genunchi ____________________
7. un rinichi ____________________
Exercise 2.4. Form the plural of the following feminine nouns (the nouns marked with * have phonetic mutations):
A.
o elev dou eleve
o romnc* dou romnce
1. o fat* ____________________
2. o americanc* ____________________
3. o bulgroaic* ____________________
4. o specialist ____________________
5. o secretar ____________________
6. o profesoar ____________________
7. o btrn ____________________
8. o franuzoaic* ____________________
9. o camer ____________________
10. o prieten ____________________
11. o uzin ____________________
B.
o main dou maini
o fabric* dou fabrici
1. o can* ____________________
2. o u ____________________
3. o sal* ____________________
4. o grdin ____________________
5. o lumin ____________________
6. o ptur ____________________
7. o gur ____________________
8. o limb ____________________
9. o gar* ____________________
10. o amend* ____________________
C.
o blan* dou blnuri
1. o marf* ____________________
2. o iarb* ____________________
3. o ceart* ____________________
4. o treab* ____________________
5. o sare* ____________________
D.
o vedere dou vederi
o carte* dou cri
1. o parte* ____________________
2. o pasre* ____________________
3. o compunere ____________________

4. o prere ____________________
5. o petrecere ____________________
6. o traducere ____________________
7. o ezitare* ____________________
8. o iubire ____________________
9. o durere ____________________
10. o hotrre ____________________
E.
o femeie dou femei
o idee dou idei
1. o cheie ____________________
2. o scnteie ____________________
3. o nevoie ____________________
4. o lmie ____________________
5. o statuie ____________________
6. o ploaie* ____________________
7. o vpaie* ____________________
8. o oaie* ____________________
9. o foaie* ____________________
10. o epopee ____________________
F.
o familie dou familii
1. o cmpie ____________________
2. o plrie ____________________
3. o patrie ____________________
4. o nebunie ____________________
5. o piraterie ____________________
6. o prostie ____________________
7. o lecie ____________________
8. o bucurie ____________________
9. o jucrie ____________________
10. o cutie ____________________
G.
o baclava dou baclavale
1. o sarma ____________________
2. o pafta ____________________
3. o sanda ____________________
4. o para ____________________
5. o macara ____________________
6. o haimana ____________________

H.
o cafea dou cafele
1. o saltea ____________________
2. o perdea ____________________
3. o belea ____________________
4. o temenea ____________________
5. o msea ____________________
6. o lalea ____________________
Exercise 2.5. Form the plural of the following neuter nouns (the nouns marked with * have phonetic mutations):
A.
un tren dou trenuri
1. un corp ____________________
2. un joc ____________________
3. un dans ____________________
4. un club ____________________
5. un spun ____________________
6. un pix ____________________
7. un dar ____________________
8. un zid ____________________
9. un deal ____________________
10. un gnd ____________________
11. un sfert ____________________
12. un bloc ____________________
13. un hotel ____________________
B.
un institut dou institute
un tractor dou tractoare
1. un autobuz ____________________
2. un troleibuz ____________________
3. un spital ____________________
4. un creion* ____________________
5. un ziar ____________________
6. un semnal ____________________
7. un ora ____________________
8. un sunet ____________________
9. un accent ____________________
10. un balcon* ____________________
11. un motor* ____________________
12. un covor* ____________________
C.
un lucru dou lucruri
un tablou dou tablouri
1. un titlu ____________________
2. un ecou ____________________
3. un cuplu ____________________
4. un ciclu ____________________
5. un soclu ____________________

D.
un cadru dou cadre
un muzeu dou muzee
1. un timbru ____________________
2. un teatru ____________________
3. un procedeu ____________________
4. un filtru ____________________
5. un releu ____________________
E.
un fotoliu dou fotolii
1. un fluviu ____________________
2. un colocviu ____________________
3. un concediu ____________________
4. un studiu ____________________
5. un exerciiu ____________________
6. un criteriu ____________________
7. un teritoriu ____________________
8. un premiu ____________________
F.
un tramvai dou tramvaie
1. un pai ____________________
2. un evantai ____________________
3. un strai ____________________
4. un cimpoi* ____________________
5. un pietroi* ____________________
6. un gunoi* ____________________
7. un clci ____________________
8. un cui ____________________
G.
un taxi dou taxiuri
1. un meci ____________________
2. un schi ____________________
3. un travesti ____________________
Exercise 2.6. Attach definite articles to the plural nouns you formed in Exercises 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5.
A.
un elev elevii
un student* studenii
1. un bulgar ____________________
2. un american ____________________
3. un romn ____________________
4. un profesor ____________________
5. un lup ____________________
6. un coleg* ____________________
7. un biat* ____________________
8. un copac* ____________________
9. un pom ____________________
10. un prieten ____________________
11. un specialist* ____________________
12. un ziarist* ____________________
13. un pescar ____________________
14. un marinar ____________________
15. un francez ____________________
16. un chinez ____________________
B.
un tigru tigrii
un ministru* minitrii

un pigmeu pigmeii
1. un codru ____________________
2. un leu ____________________
3. un zmeu ____________________
4. un fiu ____________________
5. un pedestru* ____________________
6. un evreu ____________________
7. un zimbru ____________________
C.
un iepure iepurii
un dinte* dinii
1. un printe* ____________________
2. un pepene ____________________
3. un perete* ____________________
4. un frate* ____________________
5. un cine ____________________
6. un munte* ____________________
7. un fluture ____________________

D.
un ochi ochii
un pisoi pisoii
1. un unchi ____________________
2. un cioroi ____________________
3. un pui ____________________
4. un muchi ____________________
5. un ardei ____________________
6. un genunchi ____________________
7. un rinichi ____________________
E.
o elev elevele
o romnc* romncele
1. o fat* ____________________
2. o americanc* ____________________
3. o bulgroaic* ____________________
4. o specialist ____________________
5. o secretar ____________________
6. o profesoar ____________________
7. o btrn ____________________
8. o franuzoaic* ____________________
9. o camer ____________________
10. o prieten ____________________
11. o uzin ____________________
F.
o main mainile
o fabric* fabricile
1. o can* ____________________
2. o u ____________________
3. o sal* ____________________
4. o grdin ____________________
5. o lumin ____________________
6. o ptur ____________________
7. o gur ____________________
8. o limb ____________________
9. o gar* ____________________
10. o amend* ____________________
G.
o blan* blnurile
1. o marf* ____________________
2. o iarb* ____________________
3. o ceart* ____________________

4. o treab* ____________________
5. o sare* ____________________
H.
o vedere vederile
o carte* crile
1. o parte* ____________________
2. o pasre* ____________________
3. o compunere ____________________
4. o prere ____________________
5. o petrecere ____________________
6. o traducere ____________________
7. o ezitare* ____________________
8. o iubire ____________________
9. o durere ____________________
10. o hotrre ____________________
I.
o femeie femeile
o idee ideile
1. o cheie ____________________
2. o scnteie ____________________
3. o nevoie ____________________
4. o lmie ____________________
5. o statuie ____________________
6. o ploaie* ____________________
7. o vpaie* ____________________
8. o oaie* ____________________
9. o foaie* ____________________
10. o epopee ____________________
J.
o familie familiile
1. o cmpie ____________________
2. o plrie ____________________
3. o patrie ____________________
4. o nebunie ____________________
5. o piraterie ____________________
6. o prostie ____________________
7. o lecie ____________________
8. o bucurie ____________________
9. o jucrie ____________________
10. o cutie ____________________
K.
o baclava baclavalele

1. o sarma ____________________
2. o pafta ____________________
3. o sanda ____________________
4. o para ____________________
5. o macara ____________________
6. o haimana ____________________
L.
o cafea cafelele
1. o saltea ____________________
2. o perdea ____________________
3. o belea ____________________
4. o temenea ____________________
5. o msea ____________________
6. o lalea ____________________
M.
un tren trenurile
1. un corp ____________________
2. un joc ____________________
3. un dans ____________________
4. un club ____________________
5. un spun ____________________
6. un pix ____________________
7. un dar ____________________
8. un zid ____________________
9. un deal ____________________
10. un gnd ____________________
11. un sfert ____________________
12. un bloc ____________________
13 un hotel ____________________
N.
un institut institutele
un tractor tractoarele
1. un autobuz ____________________
2. un troleibuz ____________________
3. un spital ____________________
4. un creion* ____________________
5. un ziar ____________________
6. un semnal ____________________
7. un ora ____________________
8. un sunet ____________________
9. un accent ____________________
10. un balcon* ____________________
11. un motor* ____________________

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12. un covor* ____________________

O.
un lucru lucrurile
un tablou tablourile
1. un titlu ____________________
2. un ecou ____________________
3. un cuplu ____________________
4. un ciclu ____________________
5. un soclu ____________________
P.
un cadru cadrele
un muzeu muzeele
1. un timbru ____________________
2. un teatru ____________________
3. un procedeu ____________________
4. un filtru ____________________
5. un releu ____________________
Q.
un fotoliu fotoliile
1. un fluviu ____________________
2. un colocviu ____________________
3. un concediu ____________________
4. un studiu ____________________
5. un exerciiu ____________________
6. un criteriu ____________________
7. un teritoriu ____________________
8. un premiu ____________________
R.
un tramvai tramvaiele
1. un pai ____________________
2. un evantai ____________________
3. un strai ____________________
4. un cimpoi* ____________________
5. un pietroi* ____________________
6. un gunoi* ____________________
7. un clci ____________________
8. un cui ____________________
S.
un taxi taxiurile
1. un meci ____________________
2. un schi ____________________
Exercise 2.7. Transform the sentences according to the example. Make all the necessary changes (when the noun is
preceded by the numerals un or o, replace them with doi or dou):
Example: Eu sunt student. Noi suntem studente.
1. Tu eti profesor? ______________________________
2. n clas este un elev. ______________________________
3. n curte este un om. ______________________________
4. Pe mas este o carte. ______________________________
5. n ora este tramvai. ______________________________
6. Aici nu este club. ______________________________
7. Pe mas este un stilou. ______________________________
8. El are un timbru. ______________________________
9. Noi avem un prieten. ______________________________
10. El este specialist. ______________________________

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11. Ea este franuzoaic. ______________________________

12. n camer este un fotoliu? ______________________________
13. El are un ardei. ______________________________
14. n cas este o familie. ______________________________
15. Acolo este o pasre. ______________________________
16. Pe mas este o can. ______________________________
17. n curte este o femeie. ______________________________
18. n farfurie este o sarma. ______________________________
19. Eu am un unchi. ______________________________
20. Tu ai frate? ______________________________
21. Voi avei sor? ______________________________

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Exercise 2.8. Find the dictionary form (singular, nominative) of the following nouns. Then add the singular definite
article to the nouns you found:
Example: casele cas casa
1. cheile ___________________ ___________________
2. chelnerii ___________________ ___________________
3. copiii ___________________ ___________________
4. curile ___________________ ___________________
5. farfuriile ___________________ ___________________
6. fluviile ___________________ ___________________
7. gunoaiele ___________________ ___________________
8. hotelurile ___________________ ___________________
9. mainile ___________________ ___________________
10. meciurile ___________________ ___________________
11. ochii ___________________ ___________________
12. oraele ___________________ ___________________
13. pinile ___________________ ___________________
14. petii ___________________ ___________________
15. pomii ___________________ ___________________
16. prozatoarele ___________________ ___________________
17. sandalele ___________________ ___________________
18. scriitorii ___________________ ___________________
19. scrisorile ___________________ ___________________
20. stelele ___________________ ___________________
21. tablourile ___________________ ___________________
22. taii ___________________ ___________________
23. timbrele ___________________ ___________________
24. titlurile ___________________ ___________________
25. trenurile ___________________ ___________________
26. vieii ___________________ ___________________
27. ziarele ___________________ ___________________

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Exercise 2.9. Transform the sentences, changing the masculine nouns designating people into feminine nouns and
vice versa. Make all the necessary changes:
Example: Ea este englezoaic. El este englez.
1. Lucia este italianc. Luciano ____________________ .
2. Ea este student. ____________________ .
3. Cristian este elev. ___________________ .
4. Domnul Groza este actor. ________________ .
5. Doamna Diaconescu este pensionar. __________________ .
6. Unchiul George este director de fabric. __________________________ .
7. Uite o btrn. __________________ .
8. El este chinez? __________________?
9. Julie este americanc. __________________ .
10. tefan este buctar. ____________________ .
Exercise 2.11. Create similar
dialogues using the given
elements: elev / 10 / 30 / n
clas

Sunt zece elevi n clas?

Nu, sunt treizeci de elevi.
Elevii sunt n clas?
Da, da, sunt n clas.

Exercise 2.12. Create similar

dialogues using the given elements:
dicionar / 3 / pe mas

Exercise 2.13. Create similar

dialogues using the given
elements: crocodil / 17 / mult

Cte dicionare sunt pe mas?

Trei dicionare.
Eti sigur / sigur?
Absolut! Uite dicionarele!
Ci crocodili sunt aici?
aptesprezece crocodili.
Aa de muli?
Sigur c da! Uite crocodilii!

Exercise 2.14. Create similar dialogues

using the given elements: pat / 2 / 3 / n
camer

n camer sunt dou paturi.

Nu sunt trei?
Ba da, ai dreptate. Uite, paturile sunt
aici.

Exercise 2.16. Make the right choice:

1. Suntei _____?
A. studeni
B. nite studeni
C. studenii
2. Mihai este _____.
A. romn
B. un romn
C. romnul
3. _____ este francez.
A. Prieten meu
B. Prietenul meu
B. Un prieten meu
4. Andrei este _____.
A. inginer
B. inginerul
C. un inginer bun
5. Cartea e _____.

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A. pe mas mic
B. pe masa mic
6. Cartea e _____.
A. pe msu
B. pe msua
7. Cartea e _____.
A. pe msu din faa ta
B. pe msua din faa ta
8. Dicionarul este _____.
A. n bibliotec
B. n biblioteca
9. Noi suntem _____.
A. cu prieteni
B. cu prietenii
10. Noi suntem _____.
A. cu nite prieteni
B. cu prieteni
11. Noi suntem _____.
A. cu prieteni notri
B. cu prietenii notri
12. Pisica este _____.
A. sub fotoliul
B. sub fotoliul meu
13. Pisica este
A. sub fotoliu
B. sub fotoliul

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