Merg către parc.

Merg is the 1st person singular present tense of a merge, which usually means to go in this kind of sentence.

So:

• eu merg = I go / I am going

Romanian often drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending, so Merg by itself already means I go or I’m going.

Romanian is a language that often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.

Because merg already tells you the subject is I, Romanian does not need eu here.

• Merg către parc. = I’m going toward the park.
• Eu merg către parc. = also correct, but eu adds emphasis, like I am the one going toward the park.

Către usually means toward, to, or in the direction of.

In Merg către parc, it shows movement in the direction of the park.

It is slightly more literally directional than English to. In many everyday situations, Romanians might also use other prepositions depending on the nuance.

After many prepositions in Romanian, a noun can appear without the definite article when you are speaking in a general prepositional phrase.

So:

• către parc = toward the park

Even though English uses the, Romanian often does not use the definite article in the same place.

Romanian definite articles are attached to the end of the noun:

• parc = park
• parcul = the park

But after a preposition like către, Romanian often prefers parc, not parcul, in a basic phrase like this.

Yes, and in many everyday situations Merg la parc is actually more natural.

The difference is roughly this:

• Merg la parc = I’m going to the park
• Merg către parc = I’m going toward the park / in the direction of the park

So către emphasizes direction, while la often emphasizes the destination.

If you simply mean that the park is where you are going, la parc is usually the more common choice in speech.

Not always.

A merge can mean different things depending on context, including:

• to go
• to walk
• to function / to work for machines or systems

Examples:

• Merg acasă. = I’m going home.
• Merg pe jos. = I’m walking.
• Telefonul merge. = The phone works.

In Merg către parc, the meaning is clearly about movement: I’m going / heading toward the park.

It is in the present tense.

• merg = present tense, I go

But just like in English, the present tense can sometimes describe an action happening right now:

• Merg către parc. = I’m going toward the park.

So depending on context, it can mean either:

• I go toward the park
• I’m going toward the park

The dictionary form is a merge.

Some present-tense forms are:

• eu merg = I go
• tu mergi = you go
• el/ea merge = he/she goes
• noi mergem = we go
• voi mergeți = you all go
• ei/ele merg = they go

This is useful because Romanian learners often want to recognize how the sentence form connects to the dictionary form.

This is a very normal Romanian word order:

• verb + prepositional phrase

So:

• Merg = the action
• către parc = where the movement is directed

Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but this version is the most neutral and natural here.

You could also rearrange things for emphasis in some contexts, but Merg către parc is the straightforward form.

A helpful approximate pronunciation is:

• către ≈ KUH-treh

A few notes:

• ă is a short central vowel, something like the a in sofa
• tr is pronounced clearly
• the final e is pronounced, not silent

And:

• parc is pronounced roughly like park, but with a Romanian r

Parc is a neuter noun in Romanian.

In Romanian, neuter nouns behave:

• like masculine in the singular
• like feminine in the plural

So:

• singular: un parc = a park
• singular definite: parcul = the park
• plural: parcuri = parks
• plural definite: parcurile = the parks

For this sentence, the important form is just parc after către.

Yes, it is grammatically correct and understandable, but in everyday speech many speakers would more often say:

• Merg la parc.

That is because la is very common for everyday destinations.

Merg către parc sounds a bit more like:

• I’m heading toward the park
• I’m moving in the direction of the park

So it is natural if you want to emphasize direction, but it is a little less basic than Merg la parc.