După joc, câștigătorul primește un punct și coechipierul verifică scorul.

After the preposition după (after), Romanian normally uses the noun in its basic form unless there is a special reason to make it definite. So după joc means after the game/play/round in a general sentence like this.

You may sometimes see a definite form in other contexts, but după joc is very natural here.

Literally, joc usually means game or play. In context, it can sometimes feel like round if the activity involves repeated turns. Romanian often uses joc in places where English might choose game, play, or round depending on the rules of the activity.

So the exact English choice depends on context, but the Romanian word here is simply joc.

The ending -ul is the definite article attached to the noun, so:

• câștigător = winner
• câștigătorul = the winner

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, unlike English, which uses a separate word (the).

Because the sentence means a point, not the point.

• un punct = a point
• punctul = the point

So the sentence is talking about one point being awarded, not a specific previously mentioned point. It is completely normal to mix definite and indefinite nouns in the same sentence.

Primește is the 3rd person singular present tense of a primi (to receive).

So:

• eu primesc = I receive
• tu primești = you receive
• el/ea primește = he/she receives

Here it matches câștigătorul (the winner), which is singular.

That final -ă is a very common ending for 3rd person singular present verbs in Romanian.

For example:

• primește = he/she receives
• verifică = he/she checks

Romanian verb endings often tell you who is doing the action, so subject pronouns are often omitted.

Romanian is a pro-drop language, which means subject pronouns are often left out because the verb ending already shows the person.

So instead of saying:

• El primește
• El verifică

Romanian can simply say:

• primește
• verifică

In this sentence, the subjects are stated as nouns anyway:

• câștigătorul primește
• coechipierul verifică

So a separate pronoun is unnecessary.

Coechipierul means the teammate.

Breakdown:

• coechipier = teammate
• coechipierul = the teammate

It refers to a member of the same team. In this sentence, it means that the teammate checks the score.

Scorul means the score:

• scor = score
• scorul = the score

It is definite because the score is understood as the specific score of the game or activity being discussed. Romanian often uses the definite form when the thing is clear from context.

Because Romanian usually attaches the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting it before the noun.

Compare:

• English: the winner

• Romanian: câștigătorul

• English: the score
• Romanian: scorul

This is one of the biggest structural differences between English and Romanian.

Yes, Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but this is the most neutral and straightforward order:

subject + verb + object

• câștigătorul = subject
• primește = verb
• un punct = object

and

• coechipierul = subject
• verifică = verb
• scorul = object

You could change the order for emphasis, but the version given is the most natural for ordinary explanation or instructions.

Yes. Și means and.

It joins the two actions:

• the winner receives a point
• and the teammate checks the score

It is one of the most common Romanian conjunctions.

Yes, a verifica is a normal verb meaning to check or to verify.

So:

• verifică scorul = checks the score

Depending on context, Romanian might also use other expressions, but this is perfectly standard and natural.

Because each noun is directly followed by its verb:

• câștigătorul primește = the winner receives
• coechipierul verifică = the teammate checks

Romanian, like English, often makes this clear through sentence structure. The conjunction și then links the two clauses.

A few things may stand out to an English speaker:

• ă is a short central vowel, like the a in a very reduced unstressed sound.
• â in câștigătorul is a central vowel unique to Romanian; it does not have a direct English equivalent.
• ș is pronounced like sh in shoe.
• ț would be pronounced like ts, though it does not appear in this sentence.

So:

• câștigătorul contains both â and ș
• primește also has ș
• verifică ends in ă

These letters are important and should not be ignored in writing or pronunciation.