ăsta

See also: asta, Asta, Ásta, and astă

Romanian

Alternative forms

ăst (uncommon, literary, only used as an adjective in pre-position)
ista (popular, regional)

Etymology

From the original form, ăst (with an -a added for use as a post-position adjective and pronoun, as with ăla, acesta, acela), from Latin istum, from iste. Compare Spanish este.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈəs.ta]

Declension

declension of ăsta

	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/accusative	ăsta		asta	ăștia	astea
genitive/dative	ăstuia		ăsteia	ăstora	ăstora

Determiner

ăsta

(informal) this

Usage notes

When used as an adjective, ăsta is the colloquial form of acest, and is only used in post-position (after the modified noun). The noun it modifies must be in the definite form

studentul ăsta ― this student (male)

studenta asta ― this student (female)

bărbații ăștia ― these men

femeile astea ― these women

Pronoun

ăsta

(informal) this one

Ăsta spune că vrea să meargă cu noi. ― This one says he wants to go with us.

Asta e foarte frumoasă. ― This one is very beautiful.

Ăștia sunt cam scumpi. ― These are rather expensive.

Astea nu mai au nici o valoare. ― These have no value anymore.

Related terms

acest
- acesta