ăl
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin illum, from ille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əl/
Determiner
ăl m or n (feminine singular a, masculine plural ăi, feminine and neuter plural ale)
- (uncommon, informal, popular) that
Declension
declension of ăl (determiner declension, indefinite only)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | ăl | a | ăi | ale | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | ălui | ălei | ălor | ălor | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
Synonyms
- ăla, cel
Article
ăl m or n (feminine singular a, masculine plural ăi, feminine and neuter plural ale)
- (uncommon, informal, popular) the
Usage notes
Found mostly only in popular and/or regional speech, and not well-regulated in its use. (The variant ăla is used more commonly). Used in the pre-position before a noun as a demostrative adjective and occasionally as an article. Also rarely used as a post-position pronoun.
- ăl om ― that man
Declension
declension of ăl (determiner declension, indefinite only)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | ăl | a | ăi | ale | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | ălui | ălei | ălor | ălor | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
Synonyms
- cel
Derived terms
- ăla
Related terms
- al
- -l
See also
- ăst