Gingia sângerează.

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

• gingie = gum / a gum
• gingia = the gum

So the -a at the end is the feminine singular definite article.

The dictionary form is gingie.

Here are the most useful forms:

• o gingie = a gum
• gingia = the gum
• gingii = gums
• gingiile = the gums

The noun is feminine.

That is a very natural question. Romanian can use the singular when talking about gum tissue in a general or medical sense, so Gingia sângerează is possible.

But in everyday English, people often say my gums are bleeding, and Romanian often does the same with the plural:

• Îmi sângerează gingiile. = My gums are bleeding.

So the singular in your sentence is grammatical, but the plural is also very common depending on context.

sângerează is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a sângera = to bleed.

It matches the singular subject gingia.

A few forms:

• eu sângerez = I bleed / am bleeding
• tu sângerezi = you bleed / are bleeding
• el/ea sângerează = he/she/it bleeds / is bleeding

So Gingia sângerează literally has a singular subject and a singular verb.

It can mean either one, depending on context.

Romanian present tense often covers both:

• bleeds
• is bleeding

So Gingia sângerează could describe:

• a general fact: The gum bleeds
• something happening now: The gum is bleeding

Context tells you which one is meant.

Because Romanian does not need a separate verb like is to make the present progressive in this kind of sentence.

English distinguishes:

• bleeds
• is bleeding

Romanian often just uses the simple present:

• sângerează

So one Romanian verb can cover both English ideas.

A few important pronunciation points:

• g before e or i is pronounced like English j
• â is a Romanian vowel with no exact English equivalent
• ă sounds like a short, unstressed uh

So:

• gingia: both g sounds are like j
• sângerează: the ge part also sounds like je

Also note that Romanian usually pronounces the vowels clearly, so the ending -ia in gingia is not reduced away.

A very natural way is:

• Îmi sângerează gingiile.

Here:

• îmi = to me / my in this kind of body-part expression
• gingiile = the gums

Romanian often uses this structure with body parts, where English uses my.

So instead of literally saying my gums, Romanian often says something closer to the gums are bleeding to me.

For a negative sentence, add nu before the verb:

• Gingia nu sângerează. = The gum isn’t bleeding.

For a question, you can keep the same order and use intonation:

• Gingia sângerează? = Is the gum bleeding?

You can also invert the order for a slightly more marked question:

• Sângerează gingia?

Both are correct.

Yes, you can. It means My gum is bleeding.

But with body parts, Romanian very often prefers the dative pronoun construction:

• Îmi sângerează gingia.
• Îmi sângerează gingiile.

That sounds especially natural in everyday speech. So gingia mea is correct, but îmi... gingia/gingiile is often more idiomatic.