acest
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Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- cest — archaic, regional
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Italian questo, Old French cest, Catalan aquest, and Romansch quest.
Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]acest m or n (feminine singular această, masculine plural acești, feminine and neuter plural aceste)
- (demonstrative) this
Usage notes
[edit]Acest is used only in the pre-position, and when the noun being modified does not take an article.
- acest student ― this student
- acești bărbați ― these men
Declension
[edit]determiner declension, indefinite only | singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | acest | această | acești | aceste | |||
definite | — | — | — | — | ||||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | acestui | acestei | acestor | acestor | |||
definite | — | — | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- acest in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)