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/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]| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) (in Romanian), 2004–2025