ăst

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ast"

Romanian

Alternative forms

• ist — rare, popular, regional

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iste, either through the accusative istum or a popular (Vulgar Latin) form *istus. Compare Italian esto (older form) and Spanish este.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əst/

Determiner

ăst m or n (feminine singular astă, masculine plural ăști, feminine and neuter plural aste)

1. (informal, uncommon, literary, popular) this

   Synonyms: ăsta, acest

Usage notes

Not commonly used anymore outside of a literary and/or popular regional context; rather, the variant ăsta is used more often. Functions as a demonstrative adjective when used in front of a noun. Use ăsta when as a pronoun (or adjective/demonstrative as well, in which case it goes after the noun).

ăst student ― this student

astă femeie ― this woman

Also used in certain compositions such as astăzi (“today”), astă-seară (“this evening”), astădată (“this time”), astă-vară (“last summer”), astă-noapte (“last night”) etc.

Declension

declension of ăst

	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/accusative	ăst		astă	ăști	aste
genitive/dative	ăstui		ăstei	ăstor	ăstor

Derived terms

• ăsta

See also

• ăl