No. 52 in Romanian
cea
"CEA" is the feminine singular definite article in Romanian, meaning "the."
In a sentence
Aceasta este cea mai interesantă carte pe care am citit-o.
This is the most interesting book I have read.
The word 'cea' is used here as a superlative marker meaning 'the most' in combination with an adjective.
Fata cea mică este mereu veselă.
The youngest girl is always cheerful.
Here, 'cea' functions as a definite article introducing a specific attribute, distinguishing the subject among others.
Este cea despre care ți-am povestit ieri.
She is the one I told you about yesterday.
In this case, 'cea' acts as a demonstrative pronoun referring to a specific person mentioned previously in context.
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