corectului

Corectului is the genitive/dative singular form of the Romanian nominalized adjective corect, a construction in which an adjective is used as a noun. In Romanian grammar, adjectives can be substantivized to function as nouns, and the definite article suffix is attached to the base to form a masculine singular noun such as corectul, meaning “the correct one.” The genitive/dative form corectului appears in sentences where that nominalized element serves as a possessor, indirect object, or complement of a preposition that requires the genitive or dative case.

Morphology and function are the main considerations when encountering corectului. The base stem is corect, to which the definite article suffix -ul is added for the nominative/accusative form corectul. The corresponding genitive/dative form is corectului, created by adding -ului. This pattern is characteristic of nominalized adjectives in Romanian, a phenomenon referred to as substantivarea adjectivelor. The use of corectului is relatively rare in everyday speech and tends to appear in grammatical discussions, formal writing, or didactic contexts.

Usage notes indicate that, in ordinary language, speakers more commonly express the same idea with phrases such as varianta corectă or răspunsul corect, which avoid the nominalized adjective form. When corectului does appear, it typically functions as a dependent form in clauses requiring a genitive or dative reference to “the correct one.”

See also: Romanian grammar, nominalization of adjectives, Romanian definite article forms.