Demonstratives
Another important lesson that's needed! The demonstratives. (this that, these, those). In this lesson we'll learn how to use 'em. Basically there are different ways to say this, that, these, those, depending on the gender and number. Well, just hop into the lesson already! :)

This/These

First we'll learn about how to use this, and these. These are called demonstrative pronouns of proximity (closeness). OK, let's get down to it.

This/These
Number Romanian (masculine) Romanian (feminine) English
Singular acest această this
Plural acești aceste these

Some example sentences below.

Acest scaun e murdar. - This chair is dirty.
Această portocală e foarte delicioasă! - This orange is very delicious!
Acești studenți sunt inteligenți. - These students are intelligent.
Sortez aceste hârtii. - I'm sorting out these papers.

That/Those

These upcoming words are called demonstrative pronouns of remoteness (further away stuff).

That/Those
Number Romanian (masculine) Romanian (feminine) English
Singular acel acea that
Plural acei acele those

Some example sentences below.

Acel scaun e maro - That chair is brown.
Acea masă e foarte curată - That table is very clean.
Acei studenți sunt leneși - These students are lazy.
Vreau să sortezi acele hârtii. - I want you to sort out those papers.

Well, if you think this lesson is over, then you're in luck! .............. It isn't :P. There's still a little more to learn in this lesson... well scroll down already and get started! :)

This/These (again?!)

You've only learned the "adjective" forms of the demonstratives. Basically Only "this student" (acest student), but to say "this is a student, you say it differently.. not much differently, just a modification of the word :). "acesta e un student". You will learn the pronoun usage now. Alright let's get down to it.

This/These
Number Romanian (masculine) Romanian (feminine) English
Singular acesta aceasta this
Plural aceștia acestea these

Some example sentences below.

Acesta e un scaun murdar. - This is a dirty chair.
Aceasta e o portocală delicioasă! - This is a delicious orange!
Aceștia sunt stundenți inteligenți. - These are intelligent students.
Acestea sunt hârtii... Sortează-le! - These are papers... Sort them!
Cine e ăla? - Who is this/that?

That/Those (yet again)

Well, you get the idea.

That/Those
Number Romanian (masculine) Romanian (feminine) English
Singular acela aceea that
Plural aceia acelea those

Some example sentences below.

Acela e un scaun maro - That is a brown chair.
Aceea e masă foarte curată - That is a very clean table.
Aceia sunt studenți leneși - These are lazy students.
Vreau să sortezi acelea. Sunt hârtii - I want you to sort those. They are papers.

Wait! Not done yet!

Also in Romanian, you can say "this student" by using "acesta", how? Well below are some examples.

Studentul acesta
Studenta aceasta
Studenții aceștia
Studentele acestea

Basically you just add the definite article ending of the word and put the pronoun afterwards. You can use this for more emphasis. Still not done with the lesson though! ONE MOOORE THING! [/uncle]

This, That, These, Those (colloquial style)

Colloquial basically means expressions that are often used in everyday speech. (Coal-OH-kwee-el). You can't use them as adjectives, only as pronouns. These are important, why? Because this site is aimed to make you speak Romanian and not just a class to earn credit just to get out of high school. *ahem* Anyways, here you go.

This, That, These, Those
Number Romanian (masculine) Romanian (feminine) English
Singular ăsta asta this
Plural ăștia astea these
Singular ăla aia that
Plural ăia alea these

Some example sentences below.

Ăsta e un scaun murdar. - This chair is dirty.
Asta e o portocală delicioasă! - This is a delicious orange!
Ăștia sunt stundenți inteligenți. - These are intelligent students.
Astea sunt hârtii... Sortează-le! - These are papers... Sort them!
Ce e ăsta? - What is this/that?

Studentul ăsta - This student
Studenta asta - This student
Studenții ăștia - These students
Studentele astea - These students

Ăla e un scaun maro - That is a brown chair.
Aia e o masă foarte curată - That is a very clean table.
Ăia sunt studenți leneși - These are lazy students.
Alea să sortezi acelea. Sunt hârtii - I want you to sort those. They are papers.
Cine e ăla? - Who is this/that?

Studentul ăla - That student
Studenta aia - That student
Studenții ăia - Those students
Studentele alea - Those students

Thus FINALLY ends the lesson. :) Below are tables of all of the demonstratives we learned.


Adjectives
Number Romanian (masculine) Romanian (feminine) English
Singular acest această this
Plural acești aceste these
Singular acel acea that
Plural aceia acelea those

Pronouns
Number Romanian (masculine) Romanian (feminine) English
Singular acesta aceasta this
Plural aceștia acestea these
Singular acela aceea that
Plural aceia acelea those

Colloquial
Number Romanian (masculine) Romanian (feminine) English
Singular ăsta asta this
Plural ăștia astea these
Singular ăla aia that
Plural ăia alea these


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