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

• ăla

Related terms

• al
• -l

See also

• ăst