Learn Romanian: Școala se termină în iunie.

Școala se termină în iunie.

School ends in June.

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Why is it Școala (the school) instead of just Școală (school)?

In Romanian, when you talk about institutions or general concepts like school or life as the subject of a sentence, you usually add the definite article. The -a at the end of Școala means 'the', so you are literally saying 'The school ends in June.'

Why do we need the word se before termină?

The verb a termina means 'to finish' or 'to end' something else, like when you finish a book. When an event ends on its own, like school or a movie, Romanian uses the reflexive form a se termina, which literally means 'to end itself'. The word se is the 'itself' part.

Why isn't the month iunie capitalized?

Unlike in English, months of the year (like iunie) and days of the week are not capitalized in Romanian unless they are the very first word of a sentence.

Is termină the same form used for 'he/she/it' and 'they'?

Yes! For many verbs ending in '-a', including a termina, the 'he/she/it' form and the 'they' form are exactly the same. So se termină can mean 'it ends' (like the school) or 'they end' depending on the context.