Avocatul verifică documentația.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not before it like English does.

• avocat = lawyer / a lawyer
• avocatul = the lawyer

So -ul is the masculine singular definite article attached to the noun.

Romanian normally uses an enclitic definite article, which means the article is added to the end of the noun.

Compare:

• avocat = a lawyer / lawyer
• avocatul = the lawyer
• documentație = documentation
• documentația = the documentation

This is one of the big differences from English.

That -a marks the definite form of the feminine noun.

• documentație = documentation
• documentația = the documentation

So in this sentence, both nouns are definite:

• Avocatul = the lawyer
• documentația = the documentation

Yes. In Avocatul verifică documentația, the thing being checked is documentația, so it is the direct object.

Structure:

• Avocatul = subject
• verifică = verb
• documentația = direct object

This is similar to English The lawyer checks the documentation.

Verifică is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb a verifica = to check / to verify.

It matches a singular subject such as:

• el verifică = he checks
• ea verifică = she checks
• avocatul verifică = the lawyer checks

Romanian often does not need subject pronouns when the subject is already clear.

Here, avocatul is the subject, so there is no need to add el.

Romanian commonly works like this:

• Verifică documentația. = He/She is checking the documentation or checks the documentation, depending on context.
• Avocatul verifică documentația. = The lawyer checks the documentation.

Because the noun subject is already there, no pronoun is needed.

The normal, neutral word order here is:

• Avocatul verifică documentația.
• subject + verb + object

This is the most natural basic order, like English.

Romanian can sometimes change word order for emphasis, but this sentence is the standard, straightforward version.

A few useful pronunciation points:

• ă is a special Romanian vowel, a short neutral sound, like the a in sofa for many English speakers.
• ț is pronounced ts.
• ci before a in documentația sounds like chee-a? Not exactly. In this word, ția is pronounced roughly tsee-a.

Very rough English-friendly approximations:

• verifică ≈ veh-ree-FEE-kuh
• documentația ≈ do-koo-men-ta-TSEE-a

These are only approximations, but they help at first.

• avocat is masculine
• documentație is feminine

That is why their definite forms look different:

• masculine singular: often -ul
  • avocat → avocatul
• feminine singular: often -a
  • documentație → documentația

Gender is an important part of Romanian grammar because it affects articles and sometimes other words in the sentence.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Romanian present tense often covers both:

• checks
• is checking

So Avocatul verifică documentația could mean:

• The lawyer checks the documentation
• The lawyer is checking the documentation

In a simple standalone sentence, English often uses checks as the basic translation, but context may make is checking more natural.

Not exactly.

• documente = documents
• documentație = documentation, often meaning a set of documents, technical paperwork, supporting paperwork, or formal written materials

So documentația is often broader or more collective than just the documents.

In some contexts, yes, because the word is related to advocate. But in modern everyday Romanian, avocat most commonly means lawyer / attorney.

So in this sentence, the natural reading is the lawyer.

Because the noun does not simply drop its ending and add -a. Romanian definite forms follow patterns based on noun type.

Here:

• documentație → documentația

This is the normal definite singular form for many feminine nouns ending in -ie or related patterns. It is something learners gradually get used to by exposure.

Yes. If the context is legal or formal, attorney can work too. Also, verifies is possible for verifică.

Possible English translations include:

• The lawyer checks the documentation.
• The lawyer verifies the documentation.
• The attorney checks the documentation.

The best choice depends on tone and context.