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celalalt
the other (one) /t͡ʃe.lə.ˈlalt/
adjective#4222 most common
Also: the other person, the remaining one
Example sentences
Acesta este creionul meu, celălalt este al tău.
This is my pencil, the other one is yours.
Un frate locuiește la Paris, celălalt locuiește la Roma.
One brother lives in Paris, the other lives in Rome.
Ea a ales o rochie, iar cealaltă a rămas în magazin.
She chose one dress, and the other one stayed in the store.
Ceilalți studenți au plecat deja acasă.
The other students have already gone home.
Trebuie să ținem cont și de părerea celuilalt, nu doar de a noastră.
We must also consider the other person's opinion, not only our own.
Relația dintre cele două state s-a deteriorat, fiecare acuzându-l pe celălalt de provocări.
Relations between the two states deteriorated, with each side accusing the other of provocations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | celălalt | ceilalți |
| Genitive | celuilalt | celorlalți |
| Accusative | celălalt | ceilalți |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
altotheraltulanother one (pronoun)altfelotherwise, differentlyaltcinevasomeone elsecealaltăthe other (feminine singular)
Etymology
Celălalt is a compound of the demonstrative article cel ("that, the one") and alalt, an old form of alt ("other"), itself from Latin alter. Romanian fused the two elements into a single agreeing word, a pattern unique among Romance languages. The result behaves like one word but still carries the gender and number endings of both an article and an adjective.
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