Strategia nu contează.

not

Breakdown of Strategia nu contează.

• strategia: the strategy
• a conta: to matter; count

Questions & Answers about Strategia nu contează.

Why is strategia translated as the strategy and not just strategy?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• strategie = strategy
• strategia = the strategy

So the -a at the end is the feminine singular definite article.

What gender is strategie, and does that matter here?

Strategie is a feminine noun in Romanian. That matters because the form of the attached definite article depends on gender and number.

Here:

• strategie = feminine singular indefinite
• strategia = feminine singular definite

So the ending -a tells you it is the strategy.

Why is nu placed before contează?

In Romanian, nu is the normal word for not, and it usually goes directly before the verb.

So:

• contează = matters / counts
• nu contează = does not matter

This is the standard way to negate a verb in Romanian.