No. 103 in Romanian

ce

"Ce" in Romanian means "what."

In a sentence

Ce carte citești acum?
What book are you reading now?
Here, 'ce' is used as an interrogative pronoun to ask for a specific object or thing.
Nu știu ce să fac.
I don't know what to do.
'Ce' functions as a relative pronoun indicating the object of the verb in the subordinate clause.
Este anume ce aveam nevoie.
It's exactly what I needed.
In this sentence, 'ce' serves as a demonstrative relative pronoun, introducing the clause that provides more detail about 'exactly'.

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