Nu văd nimic în întuneric.

In Romanian, nu is the normal particle used to negate a verb, and it usually goes directly before the verb:

• văd = I see
• nu văd = I do not see / I can’t see

So Nu văd nimic literally follows the Romanian pattern for a negative sentence.

Văd is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb a vedea (to see).

So:

• eu văd = I see
• tu vezi = you see
• el/ea vede = he/she sees

In this sentence, văd means I see.

Romanian commonly uses negative concord, which means multiple negative-looking words appear together in one negative sentence.

So Romanian says:

• Nu văd nimic = literally I do not see nothing, but the real meaning is I don’t see anything

This is normal and correct in Romanian. English usually avoids this structure in standard grammar, but Romanian requires it.

Usually yes, when nimic is part of a negative sentence with a verb.

For example:

• Nu văd nimic. = I don’t see anything.
• Nu aud nimic. = I don’t hear anything.

Without nu, nimic normally does not work the same way in a standard finite clause. So for learners, a good rule is:

• if the sentence is negative and uses nimic, you will normally also use nu

În means in, and întuneric means darkness.

So:

• în întuneric = in the dark / in darkness

Romanian often uses în exactly where English uses in.

Întuneric is used here without the definite article because Romanian often says:

• în întuneric = in the dark

Even though English uses the, Romanian does not always need a definite form in the same situation.

Compare:

• stau în casă = I stay in the house/home
• în întuneric = in the dark

So this is just the natural Romanian expression.

Romanian uses the letters â and î for the same sound, but there is a spelling rule:

• î is used at the beginning and end of a word
• â is usually used inside a word

Since întuneric begins with that sound, it is written with î.

This is the most neutral and natural order.

Structure:

• Nu = negation
• văd = verb
• nimic = object
• în întuneric = adverbial phrase

You may sometimes hear variations for emphasis, but Nu văd nimic în întuneric is the standard way to say it.

Văd is pronounced roughly like vuhd, but very short.

The letter ă is a very common Romanian vowel. It is a neutral, unstressed sound, similar to the a in English about or sofa.

So:

• văd ≈ vuhd
• în has a nasal-like vowel not found exactly in English
• întuneric is roughly een-too-NE-rik, though that is only an approximation

Yes. That means:

• Nu pot vedea nimic în întuneric. = I can’t see anything in the dark.

This version explicitly includes pot (I can), so it stresses inability a bit more.

By contrast:

• Nu văd nimic în întuneric.

can naturally mean either I don’t see anything in the dark or I can’t see anything in the dark, depending on context.

It can mean both, but in everyday English the best translation is usually in the dark.

• Nu văd nimic în întuneric. = I can’t see anything in the dark.

A more literal or literary rendering would be in darkness, but that sounds less natural in ordinary English.