Romanian

Alternative forms

• ist (rare, popular, regional)

Determiner

ăst m, n ‎(feminine singular astă, masculine plural ăști, feminine and neuter plural aste)

1. (informal, uncommon, literary, popular) this

Declension

Synonyms

• ăsta, acest

Usage notes

Not commonly used anymore outside of a literary and/or popular regional context; rather, the variant ăsta is used more often. Functions as a demonstrative adjective when used in front of a noun. Use ăsta when as a pronoun (or adjective/demonstrative as well, in which case it goes after the noun).

ăst student‎ ― this student

astă femeie‎ ― this woman

Also used in certain compositions such as astăzi ‎(“today”), astă-seară ‎(“this evening”), astădată ‎(“this time”), astă-vară ‎(“last summer”), astă-noapte ‎(“last night”) etc.

Derived terms

• ăsta

See also

• ăl