Strategia nu contează.

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.

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.

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.

Contează is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb a conta, which means to matter or to count.

So:

• a conta = to matter / to count
• contează = matters / counts

In this sentence, it agrees with the singular subject strategia.

Because the subject is already stated: strategia.

English often uses a dummy or repeated subject structure differently, but Romanian does not need an extra pronoun here. Once strategia is the subject, the sentence is complete:

• Strategia nu contează. = The strategy doesn’t matter.

You would only use a pronoun if you actually wanted to replace the noun:

• Ea nu contează. = It / she doesn’t matter.

But with strategia already present, ea would usually be unnecessary.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

stra-te-JEE-a nu kon-TEA-zuh

A few useful details:

• gi in strategia sounds like the j in job
• ț in contează sounds like ts
• ă is a short central vowel, something like the final sound in sofa

The main stresses are roughly:

• strateGIa
• conTEAză

They change the pronunciation, and they are important in correct Romanian spelling.

• ț = ts
• ă = a short neutral vowel, like a relaxed uh

So contează is not pronounced like plain English spelling might suggest. The diacritics help show the correct Romanian sounds.

Yes, you can. Romanian word order is more flexible than English.

• Strategia nu contează. = neutral, straightforward The strategy doesn’t matter.
• Nu contează strategia. = also possible, often with slightly different emphasis, such as focusing on doesn’t matter

Depending on context, changing the word order can shift what sounds most prominent, but both are grammatical.

Because the subject strategia is singular.

Romanian verbs agree with the subject in number and person. Since strategia means the strategy (one strategy), the verb is singular:

• strategia nu contează = the strategy doesn’t matter
• strategiile nu contează = the strategies don’t matter

So if the subject became plural, the verb form would change too.

Without the definite article, you would say:

• Strategie nu contează is not the normal form here.

You would usually need either:

• O strategie nu contează. = A strategy doesn’t matter
• Strategia nu contează. = The strategy doesn’t matter

So Romanian normally wants either an article like o for a/an, or the attached definite article for the, depending on the meaning.

Potentially yes, because a conta can mean both to matter and to count, depending on context. But in a sentence like Strategia nu contează, the most natural meaning is usually:

• The strategy doesn’t matter

If the context were about scoring, evaluation, or what is taken into account, doesn’t count could sometimes make sense. Context decides the best English translation.

People do sometimes omit diacritics when typing informally, so you may see:

• Strategia nu conteaza

But the correct standard spelling is:

• Strategia nu contează

For learning Romanian, it is best to use the proper diacritics.