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ales
chosen /aˈles/
adjective#351 most common
Also: elected, select, fine (of quality), especially (in the phrase "mai ales")
Example sentences
Am ales o carte.
I chose a book.
El a fost ales primar.
He was elected mayor.
Îmi place mai ales cafeaua dimineața.
I especially like coffee in the morning.
Aceasta este o floare aleasă, cultivată special pentru expoziție.
This is a choice flower, grown specially for the exhibition.
Deputații aleși în noul parlament vor depune jurământul mâine, mai ales cei din opoziție.
The deputies elected to the new parliament will take the oath tomorrow, especially those from the opposition.
Dintre toți candidații, el a fost, fără îndoială, cel mai bine ales pentru această funcție, datorită experienței sale îndelungate.
Among all the candidates, he was, without doubt, the best chosen for this position, because of his long experience.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ales | aleși |
| Genitive | ales | aleși |
| Accusative | ales | aleși |
| Vocative | ales | aleși |
Word family
a alegeto choose, select, elect
alegerechoice; electionalegătorvoter
aleasăchosen (feminine form)
mai alesespecially, above all
Etymology
Ales is the past participle of a alege, meaning "to choose, select, elect." The verb descends from Latin legere, "to gather, pick out, read," likely through a prefixed form close to eligere. The same Latin root underlies English words such as elect, select, and collect. On its own, ales works as an adjective meaning "chosen" or "elect," and it also survives fixed inside the everyday phrase mai ales, "especially."
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