No. 26 in Romanian
cel
"Cel" in Romanian means "the one" or "that one," and is used as a demonstrative pronoun or article.
In a sentence
Cel mai frumos lucru este iubirea.
The most beautiful thing is love.
Here, 'cel' is used as a determiner in a superlative construction to refer to 'the most beautiful'.
Cel care a venit ieri este colegul meu.
The one who came yesterday is my colleague.
In this sentence, 'cel' functions as a pronoun and means 'the one'.
Acesta este cel despre care ți-am vorbit.
This is the one I told you about.
'Cel' here is used as a specific pronoun in a relative clause, referring to a specific item or person discussed.
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