Sponsorul susține strângerea de fonduri și punctul de hidratare.

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

• sponsor = a sponsor
• sponsorul = the sponsor

The same thing happens in:

• strângerea = the collection / the fundraising
• punctul = the point / the station

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English.

Susține is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a susține.

So it can mean:

• he/she supports
• it supports

In this sentence, the subject is sponsorul (the sponsor), so susține means supports.

Romanian present tense can also sometimes be translated more generally depending on context, but here supports is the natural English choice.

Not only. A susține has several related meanings, including:

• to support
• to back
• to sustain
• sometimes to argue / to maintain an opinion

In this sentence, it clearly means to support in the sense of providing backing or help.

Because strângerea is the definite form: the collection / the fundraising.

The base noun is:

• strângere = collection, gathering

It comes from the verb a strânge, which means to gather, to collect, or to bring together.

So:

• strângere de fonduri = fundraising / fund-collecting
• strângerea de fonduri = the fundraising / the fundraiser

In this sentence, it refers to a specific fundraising activity, so the definite form is used.

De fonduri literally means of funds, but in natural English we usually say fundraising or fundraiser.

Romanian often uses de + noun to build this kind of expression:

• strângere de fonduri = fundraising
• literally: collection of funds

Here, de links the action noun strângere to what is being collected: fonduri (funds).

Because fonduri is the plural of fond and usually means funds or money resources.

So:

• fond = fund
• fonduri = funds

The phrase strângere de fonduri is the normal Romanian expression for fundraising. Using the plural here is standard.

Literally, it means the hydration point.

But in more natural English, it usually means something like:

• the hydration station
• the water station
• the refreshment point

Word by word:

• punctul = the point
• de hidratare = for hydration / of hydration

In event language, punct de hidratare is a standard way to refer to a place where participants can get water.

Because Romanian often uses de + noun to make fixed expressions or to show purpose/type.

So:

• punct de hidratare = hydration point / hydration station

This is very similar to:

• sală de sport = gym
• sticlă de apă = bottle of water
• centru de informare = information center

It is a very common pattern, and learners should get used to seeing de where English might use a noun in front of another noun.

Because the sentence is talking about specific things:

• the fundraising
• the hydration station

Romanian often marks specific known items with the definite article attached to the noun.

So the structure is:

• Sponsorul = The sponsor
• susține = supports
• strângerea de fonduri = the fundraising
• și = and
• punctul de hidratare = the hydration station

Și simply means and.

It joins the two direct objects of the verb:

• strângerea de fonduri
• punctul de hidratare

So the sponsor supports both things.

Yes, very close. The sentence follows a basic subject + verb + object pattern:

• Sponsorul = subject
• susține = verb
• strângerea de fonduri și punctul de hidratare = objects

So for an English speaker, the overall sentence structure is quite familiar, even though the definite article works differently.

The main special letters here are:

• ș = like sh in shop
• ț = like ts in cats
• ă = a short central vowel, somewhat like the a in sofa, but shorter and more neutral

Examples from the sentence:

• susține contains ț = ts
• strângerea contains ă
• și begins with ș = sh
• hidratare has no special letter, so it is more straightforward for an English speaker

These diacritics are important in Romanian because they change pronunciation and sometimes meaning.