acesteia

Acesteia is a Romanian feminine singular form of the demonstrative pronoun aceasta, used in the genitive or dative case. It corresponds to the meaning “to this one” or “of this one” when referring to a feminine noun or to a feminine possessor in possessive constructions.

In Romanian, demonstrative pronouns inflect for gender and case. The feminine singular genitive/dative form acesteia contrasts with the masculine singular form acestuia and with the base feminine singular acestea/aceasta in other cases. Plural forms include aceștia (masc), acestea (fem) in the nominative/accusative, and acestor as the plural genitive/dative.

Acesteia is commonly used to indicate possession or association with a feminine referent, typically occurring after a noun in a construction such as “cartea acesteia” (her book / the book of this woman) or in phrases like “pregătirile acesteia.” It can also appear in indirect-object positions or after prepositions that govern the dative or genitive case.

Examples:

- Cartea acesteia este pe masă. (This woman’s book / Her book is on the table.)

- Opinia acesteia a fost notată de profesor. (Her opinion was noted by the professor.)

- În cazul acesta, decizia acesteia contează. (In this case, her decision matters.)

Etymology and classification: acesteia is part of the Romanian demonstrative pronoun system, derived from a feminine demonstrative stem linked to acea/aceasta. It is used in formal and standard written Romanian, as well as in speech, to mark possession or association by a feminine referent.

See also: acea, aceasta, acesti, acestea, acestor.