Appendix:Romanian 4-form adjective declension
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See also: Appendix:Romanian adjective declension, Appendix:Romanian 2-form adjective declension, and Appendix:Romanian 3-form adjective declension
Most adjectives in Romanian are variable, meaning that they have different forms for masculine, feminine, singular and plural. Adjectives with four forms are the most numerous.
Although there are irregular 4-form adjectives in Romanian (such as greu and rău) most follow this pattern.
m & n singular | f singular | m plural | f & n plural |
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consonant endings | |||
no change | +ă | +i | +e |
bun | bună | buni | bune |
lingvistic | lingvistică | lingvistici | lingvistice |
Don't forget phonetic mutations! | |||
frumos | frumoasă | frumoși | frumoase |
-u endings | |||
no change | -u becomes -ă | -u becomes -i | -u becomes -e |
mândru | mândră | mândri | mândre |
continuu | continuă | continui | continue |
Examples
[edit]bun (good)
[edit]singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | bun | bună | buni | bune | |||
definite | bunul | buna | bunii | bunele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | bun | bune | buni | bune | |||
definite | bunului | bunei | bunilor | bunelor |
frumos (beautiful)
[edit]singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | frumos | frumoasă | frumoși | frumoase | |||
definite | frumosul | frumoasa | frumoșii | frumoasele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | frumos | frumoase | frumoși | frumoase | |||
definite | frumosului | frumoasei | frumoșilor | frumoaselor |