acest

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Romanian

Alternative forms

  • cest — archaic, regional

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Italian questo, Old French cest, Catalan aquest, and Romansch quest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃest/
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Determiner

acest m or n (feminine singular această, masculine plural acești, feminine and neuter plural aceste)

  1. (demonstrative) this

Usage notes

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

determiner declension, indefinite only singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite acest această acești aceste
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite acestui acestei acestor acestor
definite — — — —

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References

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