Persoanele

Persoanele is the plural definite form of the Romanian noun persoană, meaning person or individual. It is used to refer to specific persons or groups of people, in contrast to the indefinite plural form persoane, which refers to people in general or an unspecified number.

Grammatical notes: Romanian nouns are feminine; pers ona declines as such. The base form is persoană (a person). With the definite article, the singular becomes persoana (the person) and the plural becomes persoanele (the persons / the people). The indefinite plural is persoane, and it takes the definite article to form the plural definite meaning.

Common usage: The phrase persoanele fizice refers to natural persons, while persoanele juridice refers to legal entities. In everyday language, pers onale and its forms are used to talk about identifiable groups, such as in references to witnesses, attendees, or affected individuals, with the definite form often signaling that the group is known or specified in the context.

Etymology and related forms: Persoana derives from Latin persona, with the Romanian form influenced by the Romance language family and standard Romanian phonology. Related words include persona in other languages, and synonyms such as oameni (humans) may be used in broader, non-legal contexts, though with different nuance.

See also: Romanian grammar, plural and definite forms of nouns, concept of natural persons and legal entities in civil law.