teatrului

Teatrului is the genitive and dative singular form of the Romanian noun teatru, meaning theatre. In Romanian, nouns decline for case and number, and the definite article attaches to the end of the noun. The definite nominative form is teatrul, while the genitive/dative singular is teatrului. Therefore, teatrului is used to indicate possession or to mark the indirect object in sentences.

Etymology and usage: The Romanian word teatru derives from the Latin theatrum, via Greek theatron and other European languages. The form teatrului appears in phrases where the theatre is the possessor or the recipient, and it functions as the stem teatru with the proper genitive/dative ending added to the definite form. Typical contexts include descriptive phrases such as decorul teatrului (the theatre’s decor) and povestea teatrului (the theatre’s story).

Examples:

- Decorul teatrului era impresionant. (The theatre’s décor was impressive.)

- Povestea teatrului este veche. (The theatre’s story is old.)

Related forms: The basic, indefinite form is teatru; the definite nominative is teatrul; the plural genitive/dative is teatrelor; the plural definite nominative is teatrele. These forms enable possession and indirect-object constructions across Romanian syntax.

See also: teatru, teatrul, teatre, teatrelor.