Pentru sănătatea ta, culcă-te devreme.

For your health, go to bed early.

Breakdown of Pentru sănătatea ta, culcă-te devreme.

• pentru: for
• ta: your
• devreme: early
• sănătatea: the health
• a se culca: to go to bed
• te: you

Questions & Answers about Pentru sănătatea ta, culcă-te devreme.

What is the role of pentru in this sentence?

pentru is a preposition meaning “for”. Here it introduces the purpose or benefit: Pentru sănătatea ta = “For your health.”

Why does sănătatea end in -a?

In Romanian, feminine nouns form their definite article as a suffix. sănătate (“health”) becomes sănătatea (“the health”).

Why is ta placed after sănătatea, and what does it mean?

ta is the 2nd-person singular possessive pronoun meaning “your.” In Romanian, possessive pronouns typically follow the noun (with its definite article), so sănătatea ta = “your health.”

What is culcă-te, and why does it have -te attached?

culcă-te is the imperative form of the reflexive verb a se culca (“to go to bed”). The -te is the enclitic reflexive pronoun for tu (you) and attaches to the verb in the affirmative imperative:
• (tu) te culci = “you go to bed” (indicative)
• culcă-te! = “go to bed!” (imperative)

How do you form the affirmative imperative for a reflexive verb like a se culca?

1. Take the 2nd person singular present form without te: (tu) culci → drop i → culc
2. Add the reflexive pronoun -te at the end: culcă-te
3. Note the vowel change: culc → culcă to match standard imperative patterns.

What does devreme mean, and is it modifying culcă-te?

devreme is an adverb meaning “early.” Yes, it modifies the verb culcă-te, telling you when to go to bed: “go to bed early.”

Is the comma after ta necessary?

The comma separates the introductory adverbial phrase “Pentru sănătatea ta” from the main command “culcă-te devreme.” In Romanian, a comma is optional but recommended for clarity when a fronted phrase is long or emphatic.

Could you omit ta and just say Pentru sănătatea, culcă-te devreme?

No. If you want to speak generally, you could say Pentru sănătate, culcă-te devreme, but that sounds odd. Better is either Pentru sănătatea ta (“for your health”) or Pentru sănătate (“for health” in general).

How would you address more than one person?

Switch the verb to the 2nd person plural imperative and adjust the reflexive pronoun:
• culcați-vă devreme = “go to bed early” (speaking to more people).