# acela

**Part of speech:** PRON  
**Frequency rank:** #46 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

acela is a demonstrative pronoun/determiner meaning "that one" or "the former". It is used for something farther away, already mentioned, or to contrast with "this one".

## Meanings

- **that one; that (person/thing) over there** — points to a specific person or thing, usually farther away or less immediate than acesta
- **the former; the one mentioned before** — used to refer back to something previously named

## Example sentences

- Acela este fratele meu. — _That is my brother._
- Îl prefer pe acela din stânga. — _I prefer the one on the left._
- Nu acesta, ci acela. — _Not this one, but that one._

## Forms

ceea, cei, aceea, cel, aia, cea, cele, celor, ăla, acela, celui, acelea, aceia, celei, acelora

## Nearby words by frequency

- [si](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/si)
- [cum](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cum)
- [vedea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vedea)
- [așa](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/a%C8%99a)
- [acum](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acum)
- [in](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/in)
- [mult](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mult)
- [ceva](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ceva)
- [doar](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/doar)
- [când](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C3%A2nd)
- [crede](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/crede)
- [bun](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bun)

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