acest
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]Declension of acest (determiner declension, indefinite only)
Derived terms
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- acest in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)