Ana urăște războiul.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

AH-na oo-RUH-shteh ruhz-BOY-ul

A few useful sound notes:

• ă sounds like the a in about
• ș sounds like sh
• Ana is pronounced just like AH-na

Romanian spelling is fairly phonetic, so once you learn the special letters, pronunciation becomes much easier.

urăște is the 3rd person singular, present tense form of the verb a urî, meaning to hate.

So:

• eu urăsc = I hate
• tu urăști = you hate
• el/ea urăște = he/she hates

Because the subject here is Ana, the verb has to be urăște.

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

So:

• război = war
• războiul = the war

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Instead of saying a separate word for the, Romanian attaches it to the noun.

Literally, războiul is the war because it is definite.

However, Romanian often uses the definite form when speaking about something in a general sense, especially with abstract ideas or broad concepts. So depending on context, Ana urăște războiul can mean:

• Ana hates the war
• Ana hates war

In an isolated example, many learners are surprised by this, but it is normal Romanian usage.

Because războiul is an inanimate direct object.

In Romanian, pe is often used before specific human or animate direct objects, for example:

• Văd pe Ana = I see Ana

But with an inanimate noun like războiul, you normally do not use pe:

• Ana urăște războiul = correct

So this sentence has a normal direct object with no extra marker.

You can leave out the subject only if the context already makes it clear who is being talked about.

For example:

• Urăște războiul. = He/She hates war / the war

But without Ana, the sentence no longer specifically says Ana. The verb form urăște only tells you he/she/it, not which person.

So if you want to name the subject clearly, you keep Ana.

It comes from a urî, which means to hate.

This is important because there is also a ura, which means to wish, as in wishing someone good luck or a happy birthday.

So:

• a urî = to hate
• a ura = to wish

Even though urăște contains ură-, it belongs to a urî, not a ura.

No. Ana urăște războiul uses the most neutral and common word order:

Subject + Verb + Object

That makes it a very standard Romanian sentence. Romanian word order can be more flexible than English for emphasis or style, but this version is the plain, natural one a learner should start with.