acesta

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited fromLatin*acce(“there”)+iste(“that one”)+hāc(“over here”),equivalent toacest+-a.Compareăla,ăsta,acela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aˈt͡ʃes.ta/

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• Rhymes:-esta
• Hyphenation:a‧ces‧ta

Determiner

acesta

1. this

   Synonym:(informal)ăsta

Usage notes

Acestais only used in the post-position, meaning that it follows the noun it modifies. Note also that the noun being modified must be in the definite form.

studentulacesta―thisstudent

Declension

declension ofacesta

	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/accusative	acesta		aceasta	aceștia	acestea
genitive/dative	acestuia		acesteia	acestora	acestora

Pronoun

acesta

1. this one

   Synonym:(informal)ăsta

   Acestae sfârșitul.―Thisis the end.

   Aceastaeste mama mea.―Thisone is my mother.

   Aceștiasunt prietenii mei.―Theseare my friends.

   Acesteasunt cărțile voastre.―Theseare your books.

See also

• acela
• acest