No. 831 in Romanian
celui
"Celui" in Romanian means "to the one" or "of the one" (masculine singular, genitive/dative).
In a sentence
Cartea celui care a scris-o a fost publicată.
The book of the one who wrote it was published.
Used as a definite article "cel" combined with the possessive suffix to indicate possession.
Celui ce caută, îi place să descopere lucruri noi.
The one who seeks enjoys discovering new things.
Used to denote "the one who", describing an unspecified person performing an action.
Victoria i-a revenit celui mai bun concurent.
The victory went to the best competitor.
Combined with "mai bun" to form a superlative article indicating the most qualitatively described noun.
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