Contul curent primește salariul.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• cont = account
• contul = the account

So contul curent means the current account / the checking account.

That is a normal feature of Romanian. The definite article is usually enclitic, which means it is attached to the end of the noun.

For example:

• băiat = boy
• băiatul = the boy

So English the current account becomes Romanian contul curent, not a separate-word structure like the cont curent.

In a normal noun + adjective phrase, Romanian usually puts the definite article on the noun, not on the adjective.

So:

• cont curent = current account
• contul curent = the current account

Putting the article on both words would be wrong here.

Because in Romanian, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• cont curent = literally account current
• natural English order = current account

Romanian can sometimes place adjectives before the noun, but the usual, neutral order is noun + adjective.

Because adjectives in Romanian agree with the noun they describe.

Here, cont is:

• masculine
• singular

So the adjective also appears in its masculine singular form: curent.

If the noun were feminine or plural, the adjective form would change.

primește is the 3rd person singular present tense of a primi (to receive).

Here is the present tense:

• eu primesc = I receive
• tu primești = you receive
• el/ea primește = he/she/it receives
• noi primim = we receive
• voi primiți = you receive
• ei/ele primesc = they receive

Since contul curent is singular, the verb must be primește.

Because Romanian marks definiteness on objects too, not just subjects.

• salariu = a salary / salary
• salariul = the salary

In this sentence, the salary is understood as a specific one, so salariul is natural.

If you wanted an indefinite meaning, you could say un salariu.

Because a primi takes a direct object.

Just like in English:

• receive the salary

Romanian also says simply:

• primește salariul

No preposition is needed.

Also, there is no pe here because salariul is inanimate. The marker pe is mainly used with certain direct objects, especially definite people.

Yes. It follows the basic neutral Romanian pattern:

• Subject + Verb + Object

So:

• Contul curent = subject
• primește = verb
• salariul = object

Romanian word order is more flexible than English, but this version is the most straightforward and neutral.

A simple approximation is pree-MEH-shte.

A few helpful points:

• ș sounds like English sh
• the stress is on -meș-

So primește sounds roughly like pree-MEH-shte, not like English prime.

It is the standard Romanian banking term. In English, the best translation depends on the variety of English:

• current account in British English
• checking account in American English

So the Romanian phrase is normal, even if the English wording changes by region.