Understanding the Accusative Case in Romanian
The accusative case in Romanian is used to show the direct object of a verb. This means it tells us who or what is receiving the action of the verb. It's like when you say 'I see the cat' in English. 'The cat' is the direct object because it is what you see.
Important Points
- The accusative case answers the questions 'whom?' or 'what?'
- It is used after certain prepositions like 'pe' (on/at), 'cu' (with), 'fără' (without)
- Definite articles change in the accusative case (e.g., 'băiatul' becomes 'băiatul' with 'pe')
- Indefinite articles also change in the accusative case (e.g., 'un băiat' becomes 'un băiat' with 'pe')
- Pronouns change form in the accusative case (e.g., 'el' becomes 'îl')
Examples
- Văd pe băiatul în parc.
- Cumpăr un măr de la piață.
- Ea citește o carte interesantă.
When using the accusative case, it's important to remember the role of prepositions and how they can change the form of the articles and pronouns. This helps to properly show who or what is directly affected by the action of the verb.