El pare indiferent.

Pare is a verb. It is the 3rd person singular present form of a părea, which means to seem or to appear.

So in El pare indiferent, pare means seems.

A few forms of a părea:

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

Because a părea and a fi are different verbs.

• El este indiferent = He is indifferent
• El pare indiferent = He seems indifferent

The second one is less direct. It suggests this is how he comes across, not necessarily what he truly is.

Because a părea works like a linking verb, similar to to seem in English. It can be followed directly by an adjective.

So:

• El pare indiferent = He seems indifferent

You do not need a fi here. Romanian does not say the equivalent of He seems to be indifferent in this simple structure, although longer structures are also possible in other contexts.

Indiferent is an adjective, and it agrees with the person being described.

Here, el is masculine singular, so the adjective is also masculine singular:

• el pare indiferent = masculine singular

Other forms:

• ea pare indiferentă = feminine singular
• ei par indiferenți = masculine plural or mixed group
• ele par indiferente = feminine plural

You can absolutely say Pare indiferent.

Romanian often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person and number. Since pare already tells us it is he/she/it seems, the pronoun is often unnecessary.

So:

• Pare indiferent = perfectly natural
• El pare indiferent = also correct, but el may add emphasis, contrast, or clarity

For example:

• El pare indiferent, dar ea pare îngrijorată.
  He seems indifferent, but she seems worried.

In most normal contexts, el means he.

Romanian does not use el as a regular neutral it in the same way English does. If the sentence is about a masculine noun, Romanian may still use el to refer back to it, because nouns have grammatical gender.

So in isolation, a learner will usually understand:

• El pare indiferent = He seems indifferent

The basic order is:

subject + verb + adjective

So:

• El = subject
• pare = verb
• indiferent = adjective

This is the most straightforward and neutral order.

Romanian can sometimes vary word order for emphasis, but this version is the standard one.

The infinitive is a părea, but the conjugated form is pare. This is just part of how the verb changes when conjugated.

So:

• infinitive: a părea
• 3rd person singular: pare

This kind of vowel change is normal in Romanian verbs.

Approximate pronunciation:

• pare sounds roughly like PAH-reh
• părea sounds roughly like puh-REH-ah

The ă is a short central vowel, something English does not have exactly.

A rough English approximation is:

een-dee-feh-RENT

The stress is on the last syllable: -rent.

Very roughly:

• in as in machine but shorter
• di = dee
• fe = feh
• rent = rolled or tapped r
  • ent

As usual, English approximations are imperfect, but this gives a useful starting point.

In this sentence, yes, it is an adjective.

It describes the subject after a linking verb:

• El pare indiferent

Romanian also has the word indiferent in other structures where it can behave differently, such as in expressions meaning regardless of, but in this sentence it is clearly just the adjective indifferent.

It is neutral and standard Romanian. It sounds natural in everyday speech and writing.

There is nothing especially formal or poetic about:

• El pare indiferent

It is a very normal way to describe someone’s apparent attitude.

Yes, you could, but it is usually more formal or heavier in style.

Compare:

• El pare indiferent = simple, natural, common
• El pare a fi indiferent = He seems to be indifferent

Both are correct, but the shorter version is usually the most natural choice in ordinary Romanian.