Romanian language lesson: Feminine nouns. Forming the plural

A feminine nouns designs a word referring to a female person, female animal, female bird, professions of female persons and nationalities regarding a female person. [audio:http://www.romania-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/feminine_nouns_plural.mp3|titles=feminine_nouns_plural] Certain objects are feminine: carte – cărți (book), masă – mese (table), some fruits: portocală – portocale (orange), lămâie – lămâi (lemon), some vegetables: roșie – roșii (tomato), conopidă – conopide (cauliflower). The plural ending for a feminine word can be:

-e

,

-i

or

-uri

. Vowels and consonants mutations in the stem can also occur. Singular Plural

ă e

prietenă prieten

e

(engl. friend) fată (engl. girl) fet

e

ă i

stradă (engl. street) străz

i

sală (engl. room) săl

i

familie (engl. family) famili

i

ă uri

blană (engl. fur) blăn