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1. Articolul (The Article) 5. Numeralul (The Numeral) 9. Conjuncia (The Conjunction)
2. Substantivul (The Noun) 6. Verbul (The Verb) 10. Interjecia (The Interjection)
3. Adjectivul (The Adjective) 7. Adverbul (The Adverb)
4. Pronumele (The Pronoun) 8. Prepoziia (The Preposition)
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- pronunat [\] - naintea cuvintelor care ncep cu o consoan sau semi-consoan
the ball [ \ bO-l]
the window [\ `wind\u ]
- pronunat [I/i] - n faa cuvintelor care ncep cu o vocal
the eye [i ai]
the apple [i `Epl]
singular: plural:
the girl [\ g|l] = fata the girls [\ g|lz]= fetele
the boy [\ Boi] = biatul the boys [\ Boiz] = bieii
the tree [\ trI] = copacul the trees [\ trIz] = copacii
the cat [\ kEt] = pisica the cats [\ kEts]= pisicile
Articolul hotrt plasat n faa unor adjective d acestora sensul unor substantive la numrul plural:
adj. rich = bogat-bogat, bogai-bogate
the rich = cei bogai - cele bogate
adj. poor = srac-srac, sraci-srace
the poor = cei sraci - cele srace
Articolul hotrt apare i n structura the..., the... = cu ct..., cu att... (dou comparative juxtapuse)
The earlier you come, the better it is. = Cu ct vii/venii mai devreme cu att e mai bine.
The more we are, the easier it is.= Cu ct suntem mai muli, cu att este mai uor.
The more interesting the book is, the more I like it. = Cu ct cartea este mai interesant, cu att mi place mai mult.
Articolul hotrt se intercaleaz de regul ntre un substantiv precedat de o prepoziie i prepoziia respectiv.
a house in the forest = o cas n pdure
a boat on the lake = o barc pe lac
across the road = peste drum
at the end = la sfrit
at the door = la u
in the end = n final
in the morning = dimineaa
in the village = n sat
in the shade = la umbr
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Articolul hotrt poate fi ntlnit n unele denumiri geografice:
The Black Sea, The Danube, The Carpathians, The Alps, The Himalaya Mountains, The Thames, The United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Commonwealth of Australia States and Territories, The
United States of America, The Sahara Desert, The Atlantic Ocean, The Indian Ocean, The Pacific Ocean etc.
Articolul hotrt nsoete, de obicei, substantivele cnd acestea sunt acompaniate/precedate de adjective.
in the first/second/third/etc. sentence = n prima/a doua/a treia/etc. propoziie
in the course of time = n decursul timpului, de-a lungul timpului
in the second half = n a doua jumtate
in the days/months that followed = n zilele/lunile care au urmat
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. = Muntele Everest este cel mai nalt munte din lume.
Articolul hotrt the se mai traduce n limba romn prin articolele adjectivale cel, cea, cei, cele sau articolele
posesive al, a, ai, ale.
Alfred the Great = Alfred cel Mare
Stephen the Great = tefan cel Mare
The Second World War = Cel de al doilea rzboi mondial.
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- a [\] - naintea cuvintelor care ncep cu consoan sau semiconsoan:
a dog [\ `dog]= un cine a wall [\ `wOl]= un zid/perete
a flower [\ `flau\]= o floare a year [\ `ji\] = un an
- an [\n] - naintea cuvintelor care ncep cu vocal:
an apple [\n `Epl]= un mr an eye [\n `ai] = un ochi
an ear [\n `i\]= o ureche an idea [\n ai`di\]= o idee
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Articolul nehotrt are n unele cazuri funcie numeric:
a hundred = o sut
a thousand = o mie
two saucers and an ash-tray = dou farfurioare i o scrumier