# acel

**Part of speech:** DET  
**Frequency rank:** #167 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Determiner used for pointing to a specific person or thing, usually one that is farther away, already known from context, or mentioned before. It often corresponds to English “that” or “that one,” and it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

## Meanings

- **that (demonstrative determiner, masculine singular)** — Used before a noun to indicate a specific item/person, often more distant or more precisely identified.
- **that one, the one over there** — When used substantively, it can point to a previously known or singled-out person/thing.

## Example sentences

- Acel copil a venit mai devreme. — _That child came earlier._
- Nu-mi place acel răspuns. — _I don't like that answer._
- Acel din fotografie este bunicul meu. — _The one in the photo is my grandfather._

## Forms

acel, acea, acele, acei, acelui, acelei, acelor

## Nearby words by frequency

- [ține](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C8%9Bine)
- [afla](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/afla)
- [vrei](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vrei)
- [începe](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEncepe)
- [termina](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/termina)
- [pierde](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pierde)
- [mi-](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mi-)
- [oră](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/or%C4%83)
- [intra](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/intra)
- [apoi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/apoi)
- [frumos](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/frumos)
- [opri](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/opri)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acel](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acel) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.