No. 148 in Romanian
acestui
"Acestui" means "of this" (genitive/dative singular masculine or neuter).
In a sentence
Cheia acestui dulap este stricată.
The key to this cabinet is broken.
Here, 'acestui' is a genitive or dative singular masculine/neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to 'dulap' (cabinet), which it directly modifies in the phrase, indicating possession.
Datorită acestui fapt, am întârziat.
Because of this fact, I was late.
In this case, 'acestui' is a genitive singular masculine demonstrative pronoun referring to 'fapt' (fact), signifying causality within the context of the sentence.
I-am dat florile acestui băiat.
I gave the flowers to this boy.
Here, 'acestui' is a dative singular masculine demonstrative pronoun referring to 'băiat' (boy), functioning as an indirect object indicating the recipient of the action.
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