No. 464 in Romanian
noaptea
The Romanian word "noaptea" means "the night" in English.
In a sentence
Noaptea este liniștită și frumoasă.
The night is quiet and beautiful.
Here, 'noaptea' is the subject of the sentence and means 'the night' in general, described using adjectival phrases.
Merg la plimbare noaptea.
I go for a walk at night.
In this sentence, 'noaptea' is used adverbially to indicate the time of the action, 'at night'.
Noaptea, stelele strălucesc pe cer.
At night, the stars shine in the sky.
The word 'noaptea' is used to set the time of the action in a descriptive, standalone expression of time.
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