Discutăm despre moarte.

In Romanian, the verb ending often shows the subject clearly, so the subject pronoun is usually omitted unless you want emphasis or contrast.

• discut = I discuss
• discuți = you discuss
• discută = he/she discusses
• discutăm = we discuss
• discutați = you all discuss
• discută = they discuss

So Discutăm already means we discuss / we are discussing.
You can say Noi discutăm, but noi is usually added only for emphasis, such as We are the ones discussing.

Discutăm is present tense, first person plural.

It can translate in English as either:

• we discuss
• we are discussing

Romanian present tense often covers both the simple present and the present continuous, depending on context.

The ending -ăm marks the 1st person plural (we) for this verb in the present tense.

The verb is a discuta = to discuss. Its present forms are:

• eu discut
• tu discuți
• el/ea discută
• noi discutăm
• voi discutați
• ei/ele discută

So the -ăm ending tells you the subject is we.

Despre is a preposition meaning about.

So:

• a discuta despre ceva = to discuss something / to talk about something

In Romanian, many verbs pair with specific prepositions, and a discuta commonly goes with despre when introducing the topic.

Examples:

• Discutăm despre film. = We’re discussing the film.
• Discutăm despre problemă. = We’re discussing the problem.

Moarte here is the indefinite form, meaning death in a general sense.

• despre moarte = about death
• despre moartea... = about the death of...

Romanian often uses the indefinite form for general concepts:

• despre viață = about life
• despre iubire = about love
• despre moarte = about death

If you want to refer to a specific death, you would usually need the definite form plus more information:

• despre moartea regelui = about the king’s death
• despre moartea lui = about his death

Yes. Moarte is a feminine noun.

You can see this in its definite form:

• moarte = death
• moartea = the death

That -a definite article is typical of many feminine singular nouns in Romanian.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

dee-skoot-UHM DES-preh MWAHR-teh

A few important pronunciation notes:

• ă in discutăm is a short central vowel, similar to the a in sofa, but shorter and more neutral.
• despre is usually pronounced clearly as DES-pre.
• oa in moarte is a diphthong, roughly like wa in water, though not exactly the same.
• Romanian stress here is:
  • discuTĂM
  • DESpre
  • MOARte

The most natural neutral order is:

Discutăm despre moarte.

Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but changing it usually adds emphasis or sounds less neutral.

For example:

• Despre moarte discutăm. = It’s death that we’re discussing.
• Noi discutăm despre moarte. = We are discussing death.

So the original sentence is the straightforward, unmarked version.

Yes. In many contexts, a discuta can mean either to discuss or to talk, especially when followed by despre.

• Discutăm despre asta. can be:
  • We’re discussing this
  • We’re talking about this

But a discuta often sounds a little more deliberate or focused than the very general English verb to talk.

Yes, a Romanian speaker could absolutely say it. It is natural and correct.

That said, a discuta can sound slightly more deliberate or structured than casual conversation verbs like:

• a vorbi despre = to talk about

So:

• Discutăm despre moarte. = natural, neutral, possibly a bit more focused
• Vorbim despre moarte. = also natural, perhaps a bit more conversational

Both are common, and the best choice depends on tone and context.

Not in this sentence. After despre, the noun appears in its normal form here:

• despre moarte

Romanian does have case-related changes in some situations, but with despre, you generally just use the noun phrase normally. What changes most often is whether the noun is indefinite or definite depending on meaning:

• despre moarte = about death
• despre moartea poetului = about the poet’s death

So the key choice is usually not case marking, but whether you mean something general or specific.

Yes. This sentence gives you a very useful pattern:

Discutăm despre + noun

Examples:

• Discutăm despre viață. = We’re discussing life.
• Discutăm despre politică. = We’re discussing politics.
• Discutăm despre familie. = We’re discussing family.
• Discutăm despre problemă. = We’re discussing the problem / a problem.
• Discutăm despre copii. = We’re discussing children.

It’s a very productive structure and worth memorizing as a chunk.