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Petrecerea se termină la ora zece și jumătate noaptea.

Petrecerea se termină la ora zece și jumătate noaptea.
The party ends at half past ten at night.
From Lesson 49:Telling time (e ora...)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Petrecerea se termină la ora zece și jumătate noaptea.

Why is it la ora zece and not just la zece?
While you can often just say la zece (at ten) in casual conversation, the full way to tell time in Romanian is to include ora (the hour). Notice that it has the definite article "a" at the end, so you are literally saying "at the hour ten".
How exactly do you say "half past" the hour in Romanian?
Instead of saying "half past" or "thirty", Romanian uses "and a half" (și jumătate). So, zece și jumătate literally translates to "ten and a half".
Is noaptea the Romanian equivalent of "p.m."?
Exactly! Romanian does not use a.m. or p.m. Instead, you add the specific part of the day at the end of the time to be clear. Here, noaptea (the night) tells us it is 10:30 p.m. rather than 10:30 a.m. (dimineața).
Why does the sentence use se termină instead of just termină?
The verb a termina means "to finish" or "to end". When an event like a party or a movie simply ends, Romanian uses the short word se to show that the action happens to itself. If you leave out se, it sounds like the party is actively finishing a task.

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