Fromicelui, fromici(“here”) +lui(“him”) or fromVulgar Latin*ecce illui, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of*ecce ille (influenced by Latincui 'to whom'; cf. Frenchlui), fromLatinecce +ille. CompareItaliancolui, cf. also Romanianacelui.
- IPA(key): /sə.lɥi/,(informal)/sɥi/
celui m (femininecelle,masculine pluralceux,feminine pluralcelles)
- the one
Le bon choix estcelui que je vous ai indiqué.- The right choice isthe one I have indicated to you.
Les états paranoïaques, tels queceux de schizophrénie, peuvent sembler superficiellement similaires mais sont caractéristiquement différents.- Paranoid states, such asthose of schizophrenia, can appear similar on the surface, but they are fundamentally different.
Contrairement au modèle français, le Président du Conseil ne dispose pas de pouvoir formel, tel quecelui de désigner ou renvoyer les autres, ou encore la capacité de dissoudre le Parlement.- Unlike the French model, the President of the Council does not have any formal power, such asthat of appointing or dismissing others, or even the ability to dissolve Parliament.
- Always followed by a relative phrase or a prepositional phrase.
- Neuter or gender-neutral formscellui(singular) andcelleux(plural) are neologisms.
celui
- this one; that one
