Al cui este?
The Genitive and the Language of Ownership
The Vibe
Whose book is this? Where are the apartment keys?
You find objects, check who they belong to, and identify ownership. `A2_U09` is the language of possession: `cartea profesorului`, `geanta Mariei`, `cheile apartamentului`, `numărul colegului`.
By the end of this unit you can
- говорить, кому принадлежит предмет
- использовать родительный падеж в простых фразах принадлежности
- работать с `al / a / ai / ale`
- спрашивать и отвечать на `Al cui este?`
Genitive and possession map
This is the language of ownership and relation. Not just an object, but an object tied to a person, place, or other thing.
| What | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| книга преподавателя | profesorului | Cartea profesorului este aici. |
| сумка Марии | Mariei | Geanta Mariei este pe scaun. |
| ключи квартиры | apartamentului | Cheile apartamentului sunt pe masă. |
| номер коллеги | colegului | Acesta este numărul colegului. |
Grammar Hack
The genitive starts working when you search for an owner: whose bag, whose keys, whose number.
It is better to remember `cartea profesorului`, `cheile apartamentului` than a detached form on its own.
These small words help build the agreement pattern of possession.
Left-behind objects, documents, keys, a bag on a chair: all of that is ideal context.
At this stage the ownership logic matters more than a long grammatical explanation.
Where the topic comes alive right away
objects and lost items
The most natural scene is finding an object and figuring out whose it is.
- Geanta Mariei este aici.
- Cheile apartamentului sunt pe masă.
- Telefonul colegului este în clasă.
documents and details
Ownership language often appears with address, number, documents, and contacts.
- Acesta este numărul colegului.
- Aceasta este adresa profesorului.
- Al cui este carnetul?
Objects and owners
- cartea
- geanta
- cheile
- telefonul
- numărul
- profesorului
- Mariei
- apartamentului
- colegului
- al cui
Ready-made phrases
- Cartea profesorului este aici.
- Geanta Mariei este pe scaun.
- Cheile apartamentului sunt pe masă.
- Acesta este numărul colegului.
- Al cui este telefonul?
Nice to Know
The genitive becomes useful very quickly in real life because it is tied to very everyday situations: finding keys, figuring out whose number this is, asking whose bag is on the chair.
The Real Deal
- ● matching: вещь и владелец
- ● sorting: `al / a / ai / ale`
- ● fill-in: правильная форма принадлежности
- ● мини-диалог про потерянную вещь или контакт
Shadowing & Audio
Ownership language is best heard as whole chunks: `cheile apartamentului`, `cartea profesorului`, `geanta Mariei`, not as isolated forms.
Flashcards
The unit flashcards are built around ownership chunks and the question `Al cui este?`.
Checkpoint
- ✓ I can say who an object belongs to.
- ✓ I can ask `Al cui este?`.
- ✓ I can use ownership chunks in an everyday scene.
Flashcards
Exercises
Singular or Plural Ownership?
Sort `al / a / ai / ale` by number.
Ownership Match
Match the object with the correct ownership phrase.
Genitive Fill
Insert the correct ownership form.
Ownership Response
Read the cue and give a short ownership phrase.
Ownership Repair
Fix the lines: the ownership form is missing.
Cartea profesor este aici. Geanta Maria este pe scaun. Cheile apartament sunt pe masă.
Pick the Genitive
Choose the correct genitive ending to express possession.
Cartea profesor___ este aici.
Geanta Mari___ este pe scaun.
Cheile apartament___ sunt pe masă.
Numărul coleg___ este corect.
Telefonul prietene___ nu merge.
Sort by Gender
Classify genitive nouns by gender.
Repair Ownership
Fix the sentences: restore correct genitive endings.
Cartea profesor este aici. Geanta Maria este pe scaun. Cheile apartament sunt pe masă. Telefonul prietenei nu merge.
Mini Ownership Talk
Build a short talk with ownership chunks.
1.Say whose book you have right now.
2.Say where the apartment keys are.
3.Say whose number you have in your phone.
Practice saying this out loud.