# alt

**Part of speech:** DET  
**Frequency rank:** #159 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A very common Romanian determiner/pronoun meaning “other”, “another”, “else”, or “different”. It agrees in gender and number and is used to contrast one thing/person with another or to mean an additional item.

## Meanings

- **other; another; different** — Used before a noun to show a different item, person, or kind.
- **else; other than that** — Used in expressions like “ce altceva?” or “nimic altceva”.
- **the other; the remaining one(s)** — Often contrasts one member of a pair or group with the rest.

## Example sentences

- Am cumpărat o altă carte. — _I bought another book._
- Nu vreau altceva. — _I don't want anything else._
- Pe de altă parte, putem încerca mâine. — _On the other hand, we can try tomorrow._
- Ai o soluție mai bună sau alta? — _Do you have a better solution, or another one?_

## Forms

altă, alte, alt, alți, altor, altui, altei

## Nearby words by frequency

- [nimeni](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nimeni)
- [prieten](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prieten)
- [nume](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nume)
- [știi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C8%99tii)
- [exista](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/exista)
- [familie](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/familie)
- [prin](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prin)
- [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)

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