became shortened to . It should also be noted that mata, mătăluță and similar pronouns were considered polite pronouns in the past, but nowadays only rural communities use them (for example, between neighbours). The polite pronouns all have the same forms in all cases (the only exception being , with the genitive/dative form of dumitale), and they exist only in the second and third person, due to their not being used to refer to oneself: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! colspan="2" | ! Singular ! Plural |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align: left;" | Second person | | |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;" | Third person ! style="text-align: left;" | Masc. | | rowspan="2" | |- ! style="text-align: left;" | Fem. | |} The second person singular denotes a level of politeness that is between that of tu and that of . However, it is considered by some to be of the same degree of politeness as tu. It is generally found in conversation where old people are involved, as its use is slowly deprecating in favour of . Demonstrative pronouns There are many demonstrative pronouns (pronume demonstrative) in Romanian. They are classified as pronume de apropiere, pronume de depărtare, pronume de diferențiere, pronume de identitate, which mean, respectively, pronouns of proximity, pronouns of remoteness, pronouns of differentiation, and pronouns of identity. Pronouns of proximity and remoteness These pronouns describe objects which are either close to the speaker, or farther away from the speaker (formal register/informal register): Pronouns of differentiation and identity These pronouns describe objects either different from an aforementioned object or the same: Intensive pronouns The intensive pronouns and adjectives are used for emphasis. Relative and interrogative pronounsPronumele relative și interogative, the two types of pronouns are identical in form but differ in usage. The relative pronouns are used to connect relative clauses to their main clause, but interrogative pronouns are used to form questions. The interrogative pronouns are usually written out with a question mark after them to differentiate them from their relative counterparts. These are the most common relative/interrogative pronouns: Negative and indefinite pronounsPronumele negative și nehotărâte, these two types of pronouns are used to express negation, as well as indefinite concepts. There are many indefinite pronouns, but only a limited number of negative pronouns. The most common indefinite pronouns are: The most common negative pronouns are: Numbers In Romanian grammar, unlike English, the words representing numbers are