Stelele strălucesc noaptea.

to shine

Breakdown of Stelele strălucesc noaptea.

• steaua: the star
• noaptea: at night

Questions & Answers about Stelele strălucesc noaptea.

What form of the noun stea is stelele and why is it spelled that way?

Stelele is the definite plural form of stea (star). In Romanian you attach the article to the end of the noun: the plural indefinite is stele, and adding the plural definite ending -le gives stelele (“the stars”).

How do you get from o stea (a star) to stelele?

1. Indefinite singular: o stea
2. Definite singular: steaua
3. Indefinite plural: stele
4. Definite plural: stelele

What does strălucesc mean and how is it formed?

Strălucesc is the 3rd-person plural present indicative of a străluci (to shine). Many Romanian verbs form the present plural with an -esc ending, so eu strălucesc (I shine), ei/ele strălucesc (they shine).

Why is the present tense used here instead of a past tense or a continuous form?

Romanian uses the simple present to express general truths or habitual actions—just like English’s “Stars shine at night.” There’s no separate continuous aspect in Romanian, so strălucesc covers both “shine” and “are shining.”