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acelasi
the same /a.t͡ʃeˈlaʃi/
adjective#1659 most common
Also: identical, the very same
Example sentences
Avem același nume.
We have the same name.
Locuim în aceeași casă.
We live in the same house.
Am citit aceeași carte de trei ori anul acesta.
I have read the same book three times this year.
Deși au trecut mulți ani, colegii mei au rămas aceiași.
Although many years have passed, my colleagues have stayed the same.
Indiferent de context, el repetă mereu aceleași greșeli.
Regardless of context, he always repeats the same mistakes.
Filozofii au dezbătut secole la rând dacă putem retrăi vreodată exact aceeași clipă.
Philosophers have debated for centuries whether we can ever relive exactly the same moment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | același | aceiași |
| Genitive | aceluiași | acelorași |
| Accusative | același | aceiași |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
Etymology
Același comes from the demonstrative pronoun acela, meaning that one, fused with și, an old identity particle related to Latin sic, meaning thus. Attaching și to a demonstrative turns it from that one into that same one. Romanian applies this same pattern across gender and number, giving același, aceeași, aceiași, and aceleași. Most other Romance languages instead built their word for same from Latin ipse or medietas, so this particular formation is a Romanian development.
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