Regele rămâne indiferent.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not placed before it as a separate word.

• rege = king
• regele = the king

So Regele rămâne indiferent means The king remains indifferent.

Regele is pronounced approximately REH-jeh-leh.

A few helpful points:

• g before e is pronounced like the j in judge
• the stress is usually on the first syllable here: RE-ge-le
• the final -le is pronounced clearly, not swallowed

Rămâne is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a rămâne, which means to remain or to stay.

So:

• eu rămân = I remain
• el/ea rămâne = he/she remains

In this sentence, it agrees with regele, which is singular.

That ending is part of the normal present-tense conjugation of a rămâne.

For el/ea and many singular nouns, Romanian often uses a 3rd person singular verb form ending in -e or another characteristic ending depending on the verb.

Here:

• regele = singular subject
• therefore rămâne = remains

Indiferent is an adjective describing regele.

It works like a subject complement after the verb rămâne, similar to English:

• The king remains indifferent

So the structure is:

• Regele = subject
• rămâne = linking verb
• indiferent = adjective describing the subject

Because it agrees with a singular masculine noun: regele.

Romanian adjectives often change form depending on gender and number.

Here are some possible forms:

• indiferent = masculine singular
• indiferentă = feminine singular
• indiferenți = masculine plural
• indiferente = feminine plural

So with regele, the correct form is indiferent.

The normal, neutral word order is:

• Regele rămâne indiferent.

But Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, especially for emphasis. For example, you might sometimes see:

• Indiferent rămâne regele.

That would sound marked or literary, not the basic everyday order. For learners, the standard order is the safest choice:

• subject + verb + adjective

Yes, Romanian often drops subject pronouns like el because the verb ending already shows the person. But in this sentence, the subject is a noun, regele, and it is needed because it tells us who remains indifferent.

You could say:

• El rămâne indiferent. = He remains indifferent.

But if you want to say the king, you normally keep regele.

Because Romanian usually uses a postposed definite article, meaning the article is attached to the noun:

• băiat = boy
• băiatul = the boy
• rege = king
• regele = the king

This is one of the main differences from English.

Yes. A rămâne can mean both to remain and to stay, depending on context.

For example:

• Rămân acasă. = I’m staying home.
• Rămâne calm. = He remains calm.

In Regele rămâne indiferent, the sense is clearly remains because it is followed by an adjective describing a state.

It is similar, but not exactly the same.

• Regele este indiferent. = The king is indifferent.
• Regele rămâne indiferent. = The king remains indifferent.

Este simply describes his state. Rămâne suggests that the state continues, or that he stays that way despite something.

So rămâne adds a nuance of continuity.

The dictionary form is a rămâne.

In Romanian, verbs are usually listed with a before the infinitive:

• a fi = to be
• a avea = to have
• a rămâne = to remain

So a here is like the English to in dictionary form. In the sentence itself, you only use the conjugated form:

• rămâne

Yes. In Romanian, grammatical gender is not determined only by the final letter.

Rege means king, so it is masculine, and its definite form is regele.

You can see the masculine agreement in:

• Regele rămâne indiferent.

The adjective indiferent is in the masculine singular form, which confirms the gender.