singularului

Singularului is a Romanian grammatical term that denotes the genitive/dative form of the definite noun singularul, used when discussing the concept of “the singular” in linguistic analysis. It marks a shift from the base definite form to a form used to indicate possession or indirect object in a sentence.

In Romanian, forms are built with suffixes, and the masculine singular definite form is singularul (meaning “the singular”). The genitive/dative of this definite form becomes singularului, which is used to express “of the singular” or “to the singular.” This pattern illustrates how Romanian marks case relationships through inflection of definite nouns rather than separate articles.

Usage of singularului occurs in phrases that discuss language forms or grammatical relationships. For example, forma singularului means “the form of the singular,” while partea singularului means “the part of the singular.” Such constructions appear in linguistic descriptions, grammar guides, and educational examples where the behavior of noun forms and their inflection is analyzed.

Overall, singularului serves as a specific instance of Romanian noun inflection, illustrating how the language uses suffixal changes to convey possessive and indirect-object relationships with definite masculine singular nouns. It exemplifies the broader mechanism by which Romanian expresses grammatical relations through morphology rather than a fixed case system separate from articles. See also Romanian grammar, noun, inflection, and number.