Războiul se termină.

The war ends.

Breakdown of Războiul se termină.

• a se termina: to end
• războiul: the war

Questions & Answers about Războiul se termină.

Why is it războiul and not just război?

Because războiul means the war, while război means just war.

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

• război = war
• războiul = the war

So Războiul se termină literally contains the war as its subject.

What does the ending -ul mean in războiul?

The ending -ul is the masculine/neuter singular definite article, meaning the.

In this sentence:

• război = war
• războiul = the war

You will often see this pattern in Romanian:

• băiat = boy → băiatul = the boy
• oraș = city → orașul = the city
• război = war → războiul = the war

So English uses a separate word (the), but Romanian often attaches it to the noun.

Why is there se in se termină?