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Rh For the masculine singular the nouns generally preserve their article in the vocative:

The article, however, is very often suppressed: But when the noun in the vocative case is connected with other words, we use, instead of the vocative, the nominative with the article—sometimes, but not always, preceded by O:

The ablative case is preceded by one of the particles, în, de, la, etc.

The dependence of one noun upon another, usually expressed by a genitive, can also be indicated by an ablative with de: This is necessary when the attribute expresses the substance or the purpose of the noun to which it refers: