Poliția găsește drogul.

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

• poliție = police
• poliția = the police
• drog = drug
• drogul = the drug

So in Poliția găsește drogul, both nouns are definite because the article is attached to the noun itself.

Because poliția is the definite form of poliție.

• poliție = police
• poliția = the police

For many feminine singular nouns in Romanian, the definite article appears as -a attached to the end of the noun. Here, the final -e of poliție changes as part of the definite form, giving poliția.

Grammatically, it is singular.

That is important because English police often behaves like a plural idea, as in The police are here. In Romanian, poliția usually means the police as an institution or authority and takes a singular verb:

• Poliția găsește... = The police find...

So the verb is singular because poliția is singular.

Găsește is the 3rd person singular present tense form of a găsi = to find.

Because the subject poliția is singular, the verb must also be singular:

• eu găsesc = I find
• tu găsești = you find
• el/ea găsește = he/she/it finds
• poliția găsește = the police finds / the police find

So găsește is the correct form to match poliția.

Because drogul is the definite form of drog.

• drog = drug
• drogul = the drug

For many masculine or neuter nouns in Romanian, the singular definite article is -ul. So drogul means the drug.

In this sentence, the normal Romanian word order is subject + verb + object:

• Poliția = subject
• găsește = verb
• drogul = direct object

So the basic structure is:

The police + finds/find + the drug

Romanian can sometimes change word order for emphasis, but this sentence uses the most neutral and common order.

Because Romanian does not usually mark ordinary direct objects with a special word.

In some cases, especially with people or specific animate direct objects, Romanian often uses pe:

• Văd copilul = I see the child
• Îl văd pe profesor = I see the professor

But with an inanimate noun like drogul, no special marker is needed. So drogul appears by itself.

Yes, Romanian often drops subject pronouns, but in this sentence the subject is a full noun, not a pronoun.

You could not normally drop poliția unless the context already made it clear who is doing the action. Romanian often omits words like he, she, or they, because the verb ending already shows the person and number. But if you want to say explicitly that the police are doing it, you keep poliția.

A rough guide:

• ă is a short neutral vowel, something like the a in sofa
• ș is sh
• ț is ts

So:

• găsește sounds roughly like guh-ZESH-te
• poliția sounds roughly like po-lee-TSEE-a
• drogul sounds roughly like DRO-gool

These are only approximations, but they help an English speaker get close.

Yes, they matter.

• ă in găsește
• ț in poliția
• ș in găsește

These are not decorative marks. They show different sounds and can distinguish words from one another. In proper Romanian writing, they should be included.

Yes, Romanian allows more flexibility than English, although the basic order here is the most neutral.

For example, you might also see:

• Drogul îl găsește poliția in a more marked or emphatic context

But Poliția găsește drogul is the standard, straightforward way to say it. For learners, this is the best order to use first.