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### Expressing "The One Who"

When dealing with wills, inheritances, and assigning ownership, you frequently need to express who something belongs to ("of the one who") or who receives something ("to the one who"). 

In Romanian, you do this by combining the **genitive/dative** form of a demonstrative pronoun with the relative pronoun **care** (who/which).

Here are the forms you will use based on the gender and number of the person or object you are pointing out:

| Gender & Number | Genitive/Dative Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine & Neuter Singular | **celui** | of/to the one |
| Feminine Singular | **celei** | of/to the one |
| Plural (All Genders) | **celor** | of/to those |

### Masculine and Neuter Singular ("celui care")

When referring to a male or a masculine/neuter noun, use **celui care**. 

When indicating possession (the Genitive case), it translates to "of the one who". Notice how it connects the will to the deceased in the following sentence:

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When indicating the recipient of an action (the Dative case)—like explaining a succession to someone—it translates to "to the one who".

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### Feminine Singular ("celei care")

When referring to a female or a feminine noun, use **celei care**. Verbs like *a aparține* (to belong to) and *a oferi* (to offer) require the Dative case, so *celei* effectively points out the recipient.

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### Plural ("celor care")

Regardless of gender, use **celor care** ("of those who" or "to those who") when referring to multiple people, such as a group of heirs.

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Prepositions like *cu excepția* (with the exception of) require the Genitive case, meaning the following noun or pronoun will show possession. Here, *celor* is used to mean "of those".

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Finally, here is a complex sentence putting these concepts together to describe an illicit land sale. Because the land was sold *to* someone, we use the Dative *celor*.

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Genitive and dative demonstratives (celui care)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

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Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

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Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
the notary	notarul
the will	testamentul
to the one / of the one (m/sg)	celui
The notary is reading the will of the one who died yesterday.	Notarul citește testamentul celui care a murit ieri.
the wealth	averea
to the one / of the one (f/sg)	celei
to inherit	moșteni
The wealth belongs to the one (f) who inherits the house.	Averea aparține celei care moștenește casa.
the deceased	defunctul
to those / of those (pl)	celor
The money of the deceased belongs to those who were here.	Banii defunctului aparțin celor care au fost aici.
the succession	succesiunea
the heir	moștenitorul
We must explain the succession to the one who is the first heir.	Trebuie să explicăm succesiunea celui care este primul moștenitor.
The notary offered the document to the one (f) who accepted the succession.	Notarul i-a oferit documentul celei care a acceptat succesiunea.
Nobody inherits the wealth, with the exception of those who are in the will.	Nimeni nu moștenește averea, cu excepția celor care sunt în testament.
Before we signed, I showed the heir the house of the one who left.	Înainte să semnăm, i-am arătat moștenitorului casa celui care a plecat.
I found the wealth of the deceased, but I did not leave it to those who asked for it.	Am găsit averea defunctului, dar nu am lăsat-o celor care au cerut-o.
It is the car of the one (f) who helped me, so I repaired it yesterday.	Este mașina celei care m-a ajutat, așa că am reparat-o ieri.
Without asking the notary, the brother of the deceased sold the land to those who inherit it now.	Fără să întrebe notarul, fratele defunctului a vândut terenul celor care îl moștenesc acum.

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