Lupta se termină repede.

The fight ends quickly.

Breakdown of Lupta se termină repede.

• repede: quickly
• a se termina: to end
• lupta: the fight; struggle

Questions & Answers about Lupta se termină repede.

Why is it lupta and not luptă?

Because lupta here is the definite form of the noun luptă.

• luptă = fight, a fight
• lupta = the fight

Romanian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word before it.

So:

• o luptă = a fight
• lupta = the fight

In this sentence, lupta means the fight.

Is lupta ever a verb too?

Yes. That is something learners often notice.

lupta can also be a verb form from a lupta = to fight. In some contexts, lupta can mean he/she fought.

But in Lupta se termină repede, it is clearly a noun, because it is followed by se termină, which works as the predicate of the sentence:

• Lupta = the subject
• se termină = ends / comes to an end
• repede = quickly

So here, lupta means the fight, not fought.

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