Fata pare speriată.

Fată means girl in the indefinite form.

• fată = a girl
• o fată = a girl (with the indefinite article)
• fata = the girl

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the in English. So fata literally means girl-the.

Also notice this detail:

• indefinite: fată
• definite: fata

The final -ă changes to -a when the definite article is added.

Pare means seems or appears.

It comes from the infinitive a părea = to seem / to appear.

In this sentence, pare is:

• present tense
• 3rd person singular

So:

• eu par = I seem
• tu pari = you seem
• el/ea pare = he/she seems

Because fata is singular, the verb is also singular: pare.

Because it agrees with fata, which is a feminine singular noun.

In Romanian, adjectives used after linking verbs like a fi (to be) or a părea (to seem) usually agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number

So here:

• fata = feminine singular
• speriată = feminine singular

Compare:

• Băiatul pare speriat. = The boy seems scared.
• Fata pare speriată. = The girl seems scared.
• Fetele par speriate. = The girls seem scared.

It is originally the past participle of the verb a speria = to scare / to frighten, but here it is being used adjectivally.

So in practice, in this sentence, you can think of speriată as an adjective meaning:

• scared
• frightened

This is very common in Romanian. Many past participles are used like ordinary adjectives.

Because the main verb here is pare = seems.

In English, seems also works as a linking verb:

• The girl seems scared.

Romanian works the same way:

• Fata pare speriată.

You do not need este here, because the sentence is not saying The girl is scared. It is saying The girl seems scared.

Yes, but it means something slightly different.

• Fata pare speriată. = The girl seems scared.
• Fata este speriată. = The girl is scared.

So:

• pare suggests appearance, impression, or uncertainty
• este states it more directly as a fact

This is the same difference as in English between seems scared and is scared.

A helpful rough pronunciation is:

• Fata ≈ FA-ta
• pare ≈ PA-re
• speriată ≈ spe-ri-A-tuh

A few pronunciation notes:

• e is usually a clear eh
• r is a trilled or tapped r
• final ă is a short neutral vowel, like the a in English sofa or about

So the last syllable of speriată is not a strong ah sound. It is a softer uh / ə sound.

Yes, Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, but Fata pare speriată is the most neutral and natural order.

This is the standard pattern:

• subject + verb + adjective

Other orders are possible in special contexts, especially for emphasis or style, but they are less neutral. For a learner, the safest choice is:

• Fata pare speriată.

Both are possible, but they are not exactly the same.

• speriată = scared, frightened, startled
• fricoasă = fearful, timid, easily afraid

So speriată usually describes a current state or reaction, while fricoasă can describe a more general character trait.

For this sentence, speriată is the natural choice if the meaning is the girl seems scared right now.

The plural would be:

• Fetele par speriate. = The girls seem scared.

Notice all three words change as needed:

• fata → fetele
• pare → par
• speriată → speriate

This shows the normal Romanian agreement pattern very clearly.