companiilor

Companiilor is a Romanian grammatical form: the genitive/dative plural of the noun companie, meaning the companies. In Romanian, companii is the nominative plural, while companiilor is used when indicating possession (the capital of the companies) or when giving something to or for the companies. The noun companie is feminine, and its plural forms reflect standard Romanian inflection rules.

Etymology and usage context: companie comes from French compagnie, with a long-standing use in Romanian to refer to a business organization or group formed for commercial activity. In modern Romanian, companii is the common plural for everyday reference to multiple firms, while companiilor appears in constructions requiring genitive or dative case, such as indicating belonging or indirect objects.

Common forms and examples:

- Capitalul companiilor din industrie a crescut. (The capital of the companies in the industry has grown.)

- Taxele impuse companiilor din sectorul IT au fost contestate. (The taxes imposed on the IT sector companies were challenged.)

- Guvernul a acordat sprijin companiilor afectate. (The government provided support to the affected companies.)

Notes on grammar: companiilor is used after prepositions or verbs that require genitive or dative case, and it typically appears in complex noun phrases that involve possession, origin, or beneficiary relations among multiple companies. In contrast, the nominative plural companii is used as the subject or object of a sentence without genitive/dative functions.

See also: companii, companie, societate, întreprindere.