ăl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "al"

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited 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)

  1. (uncommon, informal, popular) that
    Synonyms: ăla, cel

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 — — — —

Article

ăl m or n (feminine singular a, masculine plural ăi, feminine and neuter plural ale)

  1. (uncommon, informal, popular) the
    Synonym: cel

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 — — — —

Derived terms

See also
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