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celuilalt

the other one (to/of the other one) /tʃe.lui.ˈlalt/

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Also: the other person, the other's

Example sentences

Dă-i mingea celuilalt.
Give the ball to the other one.
Cartea celuilalt este pe masă.
The other one's book is on the table.
Am dat cheile celuilalt coleg.
I gave the keys to the other colleague.
Nu-i pasă de părerea celuilalt.
He doesn't care about the other one's opinion.
Trebuie să ținem cont de nevoile celuilalt atunci când decidem împreună.
We must take the other one's needs into account when we decide together.
Empatia înseamnă să înțelegi suferința celuilalt fără să o judeci.
Empathy means understanding the other one's suffering without judging it.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativecelălaltceilalți
Genitiveceluilaltcelorlalți
Accusativecelălaltceilalți
Vocativecelălaltceilalți

Word family

celălaltthe other (one), nominative/accusative masculine singular
ceilalțithe others (masculine plural)
altother, anotheraltulanother onealtfelotherwise, differently

Etymology

Celuilalt is the masculine singular genitive-dative form of celălalt, a Romanian demonstrative pronoun built from cel ("that one," from Latin ille) fused with a reduced form of alt ("other," from Latin alter). Romanian regularly welds its definite article or demonstrative onto adjectives like this, which is why the word looks like one dense block rather than two separate terms. The genitive-dative shape celuilalt reflects celui, the regular oblique-case form of cel, with -lalt (other) attached at the end.

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