Medicul verifică gura.

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

• medic = doctor / a doctor
• medicul = the doctor

Here, -ul is the masculine singular definite article.

The basic noun is gură, meaning mouth. In this sentence, it is definite: the mouth.

For many feminine singular nouns, Romanian adds the definite article as -a at the end:

• gură = mouth / a mouth
• gura = the mouth

So the final ă changes when the definite form is made.

verifică is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a verifica, meaning to check / to examine / to inspect.

It matches the subject medicul, which is singular:

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

Yes. Romanian present tense often covers both the simple present and the present progressive that English separates.

So Medicul verifică gura can mean:

• The doctor checks the mouth
• The doctor is checking the mouth

The exact English translation depends on context.

Because Romanian normally uses an enclitic definite article, which means the article is attached to the end of the noun.

In this sentence:

• medicul = the doctor
• gura = the mouth

So English uses a separate word, but Romanian usually adds it to the noun itself.

Not completely. Romanian word order is more flexible than English, although subject + verb + object is the most neutral and common order.

So:

• Medicul verifică gura. = neutral, standard order

Other orders are possible, but they usually change the emphasis or sound more marked.

No. Romanian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.

In this sentence, the subject is already stated as medicul, so adding el would usually be unnecessary.

Romanian commonly does this because the verb form already gives person and number information.

Yes, gender matters in Romanian.

• medic is masculine
• gură is feminine

This affects things like:

• the form of the definite article
• adjective agreement
• sometimes pronoun choice

That is why you get:

• medicul for the masculine noun
• gura for the feminine noun

ă is a very common Romanian vowel. It sounds like the unstressed a in English sofa.

In this sentence, you see it in verifică.

A rough pronunciation of the whole sentence is:

MEH-di-cool veh-ree-FEE-kuh GOO-ra

That is only approximate, but it is a useful starting point.

Yes. A verifica is a common verb meaning to check, to verify, or to inspect, depending on context.

So it can be used in medical situations, but also in many everyday ones, for example:

• verifică emailul = checks the email
• verifică documentul = checks the document
• verifică temperatura = checks the temperature

In this sentence, it fits naturally with a doctor examining someone.