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Romanian tricky pairs: a guided learning path

A six-stage learning path through eight frequently confused Romanian spellings, from sa versus s-a and sau versus s-au to ia versus i-a, fi versus fii, copii versus copiii, and pairs resolved by meaning, object marking, or spacing. Each stage applies a grammatical test instead of pronunciation, so you learn to defend a spelling choice from sentence structure.

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Separate words from clitic sequences

Identify ia and i-a

Ia or i-a?Learn when Romanian writes one-word ia and when the pronoun-plus-auxiliary sequence is hyphenated as i-a.B1

Count meaningful endings

Choose by restriction and negation

Decât or doar?Choose between decât, doar, and numai for restriction and comparison in neutral contemporary Romanian.B1

Mark the object

Care or pe care?Learn when Romanian uses care by itself and when a direct-object construction requires pe care.B1

Write niciun or nici un

Niciun or nici un?Learn when Romanian writes niciun and nicio together and when nici un and nici o stay separate.B2

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Spelling and writing

Write Romanian with its alphabet, diacritics, î and â, hyphens, capitals, commas, dialogue punctuation, abbreviations, and loanword conventions.

Romanian negation

Build Romanian negative sentences, commands, concord patterns, coordination with nici, and restrictive expressions with decât.