Vânzătoarea rambursează banii.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• vânzătoare = saleswoman
• vânzătoarea = the saleswoman

So the ending -a here is the feminine singular definite article.

That -a is the attached definite article for this feminine noun.

The noun is:

• o vânzătoare = a saleswoman
• vânzătoarea = the saleswoman

This is a very common Romanian pattern: the article is added to the noun itself.

Yes. Vânzătoarea refers to a female shop assistant or sales clerk.

Compare:

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

So this sentence specifically talks about a woman.

Rambursează is the 3rd person singular present tense of a rambursa (to refund / to reimburse).

So it matches vânzătoarea (she / the saleswoman):

• eu rambursez = I refund
• tu rambursezi = you refund
• el/ea rambursează = he/she refunds

In this sentence, it means refunds or is refunding, depending on context.

It can mean either. Romanian present tense often covers both:

• The saleswoman refunds the money.
• The saleswoman is refunding the money.

The exact English choice depends on context, not on a different Romanian verb form here.

Because bani means money (or literally coins / monetary units in other contexts), and banii is the definite form: the money.

So:

• bani = money
• banii = the money

Romanian often uses this plural form where English uses the mass noun money.

Because one i belongs to the plural form, and the other is part of the definite article.

Very roughly:

• ban = coin / monetary unit
• bani = money / coins
• banii = the money / the coins

So the double i is normal here.

Grammatically, it is plural. But in meaning, it often corresponds to English money, which is usually treated as singular or as a mass noun in English.

So even though Romanian uses a plural-looking form, you still translate naturally as:

• banii = the money

not necessarily the monies.

Because Romanian usually uses a postposed definite article: it attaches the to the end of the noun.

So instead of:

• the saleswoman
• the money

Romanian has:

• vânzătoarea
• banii

This is one of the biggest differences from English.

The basic order is Subject + Verb + Object:

• Vânzătoarea = subject
• rambursează = verb
• banii = object

So it follows the same basic order as English:

• The saleswoman refunds the money.

Romanian word order can be more flexible than English, but this is the most neutral version.

Yes, Romanian allows more flexibility than English, especially for emphasis. But the neutral, standard version is:

• Vânzătoarea rambursează banii.

Other orders may sound more emphatic or context-dependent. For a learner, this sentence is the safest default pattern to use.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

vuhn-zuh-TOA-rea ram-bur-SEA-zuh BA-nee

A few notes:

• â in Vânzătoarea is a Romanian vowel that does not exist exactly in English; it is a central sound, somewhat like a tight, muted vowel.
• oa in -toa- is pronounced clearly as a diphthong.
• ă is a short neutral vowel, similar to the a in sofa.
• In banii, the final ii is pronounced, not silent.

• Vânzătoarea is in the nominative because it is the subject.
• Banii is the direct object, so it is in the accusative function.

In this sentence, the forms look straightforward because Romanian nouns often have the same form for nominative and accusative.

Yes. A rambursa can mean to refund or to reimburse, depending on context.

In a shop context, refunds the money is usually the most natural translation.

You would normally say:

• O vânzătoare rambursează banii.

Here:

• o vânzătoare = a saleswoman
• vânzătoarea = the saleswoman

So changing from definite to indefinite usually means removing the attached article and adding a separate indefinite article like o.

The dictionary forms are:

• vânzătoare = saleswoman
• a rambursa = to refund / reimburse
• ban = coin / monetary unit
• bani = money

So the sentence uses inflected forms of those dictionary entries:

• vânzătoarea
• rambursează
• banii