ăla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • ăl (uncommon, mostly used as adjective or article)

Etymology

From the original form, ăl (with an -a added for use as a post-position adjective and pronoun, as with ăsta, acela, acesta), from Latin illum, from ille.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈə.la]

Declension
declension of ăla
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/accusative ăla aia ăia alea
genitive/dative ăluia ăleia ălora ălora

Determiner

ăla

  1. (informal) that

Usage notes

Ăla is the informal form of acel and is only used in post-position, following a noun in the definite form.

studentul ăla - that student (male)
studenta aia - that student (female)
bărbații ăia - those men
femeile alea - those women

Pronoun

ăla

  1. (informal) that one
Ăla a spus că vrea să meargă cu noi. ― That one said he wants to go with us.
Aia e foarte frumoasă. ― That one is very beautiful.
Ăia sunt cam scumpi. ― Those are rather expensive.
Alea nu mai au nici o valoare. ― Those have no value anymore.

See also
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