Coechipierul numără punctele și verifică scorul echipei.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

• coechipier = teammate
• coechipierul = the teammate

So -ul here is the masculine/neuter singular definite article.

The base form is coechipier.

That is the indefinite form, meaning a teammate or just teammate. When you add -ul, it becomes definite:

• coechipier = a teammate
• coechipierul = the teammate

This is a very common pattern in Romanian.

numără is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a număra, meaning to count.

So:

• eu număr = I count
• tu numeri = you count
• el/ea numără = he/she counts

In this sentence, numără matches coechipierul, which is a singular subject.

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

So instead of saying:

• El numără punctele... = He counts the points...

Romanian can simply say:

• Numără punctele...

In your sentence, the subject is already stated as coechipierul, so there is no need for el.

Just like coechipierul, punctele has the definite article attached to the noun.

• puncte = points
• punctele = the points

Here, -le is the plural definite article for this noun.

So the sentence is talking about specific points, not just points in general.

Because the sentence refers to a specific set of points, Romanian uses the definite form.

Compare:

• numără puncte = counts points
• numără punctele = counts the points

Romanian uses the definite article more often in places where English might or might not use the, so it is worth getting used to these noun endings.

și means and.

It connects the two actions:

• numără punctele = counts the points
• verifică scorul echipei = checks the team’s score

So the teammate does both actions.

Also, și is pronounced roughly like sh in English ship.

verifică is the 3rd person singular present tense of a verifica, meaning to check or to verify.

So:

• eu verific = I check
• tu verifici = you check
• el/ea verifică = he/she checks

It matches the same subject, coechipierul.

Because Romanian uses the genitive to show possession.

• scorul = the score
• echipei = of the team / the team’s

So scorul echipei literally means the score of the team, which in natural English is the team’s score.

The noun echipă changes form in the genitive/dative singular:

• echipă = team
• echipei = of the team / to the team

This is a very important Romanian pattern.

Because echipă is a feminine noun, and in the singular genitive/dative, feminine nouns often take endings like -ei.

So:

• echipă = team
• echipei = of the team

In this sentence, echipei depends on scorul and shows possession:

• scorul echipei = the team’s score

You can think of -ei here as part of the form that means of the team.

The word order is very straightforward and natural:

Subject + Verb + Object + and + Verb + Object

So:

• Coechipierul = subject
• numără = verb
• punctele = object
• și = and
• verifică = verb
• scorul echipei = object

Romanian word order is often similar to English in simple sentences, although it can be more flexible.

Two Romanian letters here may stand out:

• ă in numără, verifică
• ș in și

ă is a short, neutral vowel, similar to the a sound in English sofa.
So numără sounds roughly like NOO-muh-ruh.

ș is pronounced sh, like in English shoe.
So și sounds like shī.

These diacritics are important: they are not optional spelling decorations, but part of the word.

scor is a standard Romanian word meaning score, and yes, it is a borrowing, like many modern sports-related words in European languages.

In the sentence:

• scorul = the score

It behaves like a normal Romanian noun, so it takes the Romanian definite article -ul.

Not naturally for this meaning. Scorul echipei is the normal way to say the team’s score.

Romanian usually expresses possession with the genitive:

• scorul echipei = the team’s score

Using de would usually change the meaning or sound unnatural here. So for possession, echipei is the correct structure.

Because they both share the same singular subject: coechipierul.

So Romanian does not need to repeat the subject:

• Coechipierul numără punctele și verifică scorul echipei.

Both numără and verifică refer to the teammate. If the subject were plural, the verbs would also be plural.