cea

This is the 52nd most frequent Romanian word.


cea

"CEA" is the feminine singular definite article in Romanian, meaning "the."


The word 'cea' is used here as a superlative marker meaning 'the most' in combination with an adjective.

Aceasta este cea mai interesantă carte pe care am citit-o.

This is the most interesting book I have read.


Here, 'cea' functions as a definite article introducing a specific attribute, distinguishing the subject among others.

Fata cea mică este mereu veselă.

The youngest girl is always cheerful.


In this case, 'cea' acts as a demonstrative pronoun referring to a specific person mentioned previously in context.

Este cea despre care ți-am povestit ieri.

She is the one I told you about yesterday.