acest

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • cest (archaic, regional)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccu istu, from Latin eccum istum, from iste. Compare Italian questo, Catalan aquest, and Romansch quest.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃest/

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
declension of acest (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 — — — —

Derived terms

See also
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