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(This one is mine.)"}}],["$","li","1",{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Aceea este casa ta. (That one is your house.)"}}],["$","li","2",{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Aceștia sunt prietenii mei. (These ones are my friends.)"}}],["$","li","3",{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Acelea sunt mașinile lor. (Those ones are their cars.)"}}]]}]}],["$","$1","14",{"children":["$","h2",null,{"children":"Examples of Demonstrative Adjectives in Sentences"}]}],["$","$1","15",{"children":["$","p",null,{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Demonstrative adjectives modify the noun directly and agree with it:"}}]}],["$","$1","16",{"children":["$","ul",null,{"className":"list-primary-sm list-inside gap-x-8 gap-y-2 pl-0 grid grid-cols-2","children":[["$","li","0",{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Acest băiat este fratele meu. (This boy is my brother.)"}}],["$","li","1",{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Această fată este sora mea. (This girl is my sister.)"}}],["$","li","2",{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Acești băieți sunt colegii mei. (These boys are my classmates.)"}}],["$","li","3",{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Aceste fete sunt prietenele mele. 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