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celălalt
the other (one) /tʃe.lə.ˈlalt/
adjective#369 most common
Also: the other one, the rest (plural: the others)
Example sentences
Celălalt băiat este fratele meu.
The other boy is my brother.
Nu vreau cartea asta, o vreau pe cealaltă.
I don't want this book, I want the other one.
Ceilalți studenți au plecat deja.
The other students have already left.
Am dat cheile celuilalt vecin.
I gave the keys to the other neighbor.
Opinia celorlalți membri ai comitetului nu a fost luată în considerare.
The opinion of the other committee members was not taken into consideration.
Spre deosebire de fratele său, mereu vesel, celălalt își petrecea zilele în tăcere, cufundat în gânduri.
Unlike his brother, always cheerful, the other one spent his days in silence, absorbed in thought.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | celălalt | ceilalți |
| Genitive | celuilalt | celorlalți |
| Accusative | celălalt | ceilalți |
| Vocative | celălalt | ceilalți |
Word family
altother, anotheraltulanother onealtfelotherwise, differentlyaltundevaelsewherealtcinevasomeone else
Etymology
Celălalt formed by fusing the demonstrative article cel ("that one") with alalt, an old variant of alt ("other"), itself from Latin alter. This univerbation, common in Romanian demonstratives, produced a single word meaning "the other one" where other Romance languages keep the article and the adjective separate. The feminine and plural forms (cealaltă, ceilalți, celelalte) show the same fusion pattern with agreement endings.
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