Vânzătoarea verifică comanda.

Vânzătoarea means the saleswoman or the female seller.

The ending -a is the definite article attached to the noun. In Romanian, the word for the is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

• vânzătoare = saleswoman / a saleswoman
• vânzătoarea = the saleswoman

So this sentence uses a specific saleswoman, not just any saleswoman.

Because vânzătoarea is the feminine form, while vânzătorul is the masculine form.

• vânzător = salesman / seller
• vânzătorul = the salesman
• vânzătoare = saleswoman
• vânzătoarea = the saleswoman

Romanian nouns usually have grammatical gender, and words referring to people normally match their natural gender.

Verifică means checks or is checking, depending on context.

It is:

• present tense
• 3rd person singular

So it can mean:

• she checks
• he checks
• it checks

In this sentence, because the subject is vânzătoarea, it means the saleswoman checks / is checking.

Romanian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb form already gives information about the subject.

Here, verifică is a 3rd person singular form, and vânzătoarea is already stated as the subject, so there is no need to add ea (she).

Romanian could say Ea verifică comanda, but that would usually add emphasis, like She is checking the order.

Comanda means the order.

Again, the -a here marks the definite article:

• comandă = order / an order
• comanda = the order

So both nouns in the sentence are definite:

• vânzătoarea = the saleswoman
• comanda = the order

That is because Romanian nouns can change form depending on grammar.

The basic singular indefinite form is:

• comandă = an order

But when the noun becomes definite, the form changes:

• comanda = the order

So this is not just comandă + a mechanically added; the noun changes to its correct definite form.

In this sentence:

• Vânzătoarea = the subject
• verifică = the verb
• comanda = the direct object

So the structure is:

• The saleswoman
  • checks
    • the order

Romanian often uses the same basic word order as English here: Subject + Verb + Object.

Also, semantically it makes sense that the saleswoman performs the action and the order receives it.

Yes, Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, although Vânzătoarea verifică comanda is the most neutral and natural order here.

Other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:

• Comanda o verifică vânzătoarea. = It is the order that the saleswoman checks.
• Verifică comanda vânzătoarea. = more marked, depending on context

But for learners, the normal pattern to use first is:

• Subject + Verb + Object

Verifică is pronounced roughly like veh-ree-FEE-kuh, but not exactly like English sounds.

A few points:

• v sounds like English v
• e is like eh
• ri is a short ree
• stress is on fi: ve-ri-FI-că
• final ă is a Romanian vowel called schwa, similar to the a in English sofa

So the last syllable is not a strong ka; it is softer, more like kuh.

This sentence has both:

• â in Vânzătoarea
• ă in verifică

They are different sounds.

ă

• a short neutral vowel
• like the a in English about or sofa

â (and also î elsewhere in Romanian)

• a central vowel that English does not really have
• deeper and tenser than ă
• you have to learn it by listening and imitation

So even though both may look unusual to English speakers, they are not the same sound.

Yes, it is clearly related.

Romanian a verifica means to check / to verify, and it is cognate with English words like:

• verify
• verification

This is helpful for learners because many Romanian words, especially more formal or technical ones, resemble English words of Latin or French origin.

The dictionary form is a verifica, meaning to check or to verify.

Romanian verbs are usually listed with a + infinitive:

• a verifica = to check
• verific = I check
• verifici = you check
• verifică = he/she checks

So when you see verifică, the base form you should learn is a verifica.

Yes.

Romanian present tense often covers both:

• simple present: checks
• present continuous: is checking

So Vânzătoarea verifică comanda can mean either:

• The saleswoman checks the order
• The saleswoman is checking the order

The exact meaning depends on context. Romanian usually does not need a separate continuous form like English does.