alternativelor

Alternativelor is the genitive and dative plural form of the Romanian feminine noun alternativă, meaning "alternative" or "option." The term denotes the set of other possibilities in relation to a chosen course of action. In Romanian, alternativă is feminine; its plural nominative is alternative (the alternatives). The genitive/dative plural form alternativelor is used when the noun is the object of possession or the indirect object, for example: costurile alternativelor.

Form and usage notes: Alternativelor is formed by adding the suffix -elor to the stem alternativ-. This form is common in sentences that express possession or relation to the group of options. For instance, costurile alternativelor means "the costs of the alternatives," and riscurile asociate alternativelor disponibile means "the risks associated with the available alternatives." In contrast, the nominative plural alternative is more often used when listing options as subjects.

Contexts: The concept appears across fields such as decision theory, business, policy analysis and everyday language. In analysis and planning, speakers may contrast a highlighted option with the entire set of alternatives; in technical writing, the term helps specify elements related to the group of options rather than a single one. Romanian synonyms for this sense include opțiune and variantă, though these can carry slightly different nuance.

See also: opțiune, variantă, alegere, decizie. The word alternative is commonly translated as alternativă in singular and alternativele in plural nominative, while alternativelor denotes the genitive/dative plural form used for possession or indirect reference to the group of options.