No. 923 in Romanian
astea
"Astea" means "these" in English.
In a sentence
Astea sunt cărțile mele preferate.
These are my favorite books.
In this sentence, 'astea' is a demonstrative pronoun used to refer to specific items (in this case, books) that are near the speaker.
Îţi plac hainele astea?
Do you like these clothes?
Here, 'astea' is used as a demonstrative adjective to specify particular clothes being referred to.
Aș vrea să cumpăr unele ca astea.
I would like to buy some like these.
In this case, 'astea' is a pronoun referring to items previously mentioned or understood in the context.
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