Pasagerul declară conținutul valizei.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not placed in front as a separate word like the in English.

So:

• pasager = passenger
• pasagerul = the passenger

and

• conținut = content
• conținutul = the content / the contents

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Romanian often puts the at the end of the noun.

Valizei shows possession, similar to of the suitcase in English.

• valiză = suitcase
• valiza = the suitcase
• valizei = of the suitcase / the suitcase’s

So:

• conținutul valizei = the contents of the suitcase

Romanian often expresses of the suitcase by changing the form of the noun, instead of using a separate word like of.

Because Romanian frequently uses the genitive case instead of a separate preposition.

In English, you say:

• the contents of the suitcase

In Romanian, that idea is built into the noun form:

• conținutul valizei

So valizei already carries the meaning of of the suitcase.

Declară is the 3rd person singular present tense of a declara, meaning to declare.

So:

• eu declar = I declare
• tu declari = you declare
• el/ea declară = he/she declares

Here, since the subject is pasagerul = the passenger, the verb is declară.

In many contexts, the Romanian present tense can correspond to either:

• declares
• is declaring

The exact English translation depends on context.

So Pasagerul declară conținutul valizei could mean:

• The passenger declares the contents of the suitcase
• The passenger is declaring the contents of the suitcase

If this is a customs or airport context, the progressive English version may sound more natural.

The neutral, standard order here is:

• Pasagerul = subject
• declară = verb
• conținutul valizei = object

So it follows a basic subject–verb–object pattern, like English.

However, Romanian word order is often more flexible than English. You may sometimes see different orders for emphasis, but this sentence is the most natural straightforward version.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• Pasagerul ≈ pah-sah-JEH-rul
• declară ≈ deh-KLAH-ruh
• conținutul ≈ kon-tsi-NOO-too-l
• valizei ≈ vah-lee-ZEY

A few important sound notes:

• ă is a short central vowel, something like the final sound in sofa
• ț sounds like ts in cats
• ei in valizei sounds roughly like ey

Conținutul literally looks singular: the content. But in Romanian, this word can refer to what is inside something, much like English contents.

So depending on context, it may be translated as:

• the content
• the contents

In a luggage or customs context, English often prefers contents, even if Romanian uses conținutul.

Romanian often allows the subject pronoun to be omitted because the verb ending already shows the person.

For example:

• Declar conținutul valizei = I declare the contents of the suitcase

But in this sentence, pasagerul is not a pronoun; it is the full noun the passenger. It is included because the sentence is specifically talking about that person.

So yes, Romanian can omit subject pronouns, but not when you need to state exactly who is doing the action.

Romanian uses several letters with diacritics:

• ă
• â
• î
• ș
• ț

In this sentence:

• declară contains ă
• conținutul contains ț

These are normal Romanian letters, not optional decorations. They change pronunciation and can also distinguish words from one another. When learning Romanian, it is important to write them correctly.

Yes. That is a very natural English translation.

Romanian:

• conținutul valizei

can be rendered in English as either:

• the contents of the suitcase
• the suitcase’s contents

Both are correct. The first is usually the more direct and neutral translation.