Autobuzul ajunge la capăt.

Because -ul is the definite article attached to the end of the noun in Romanian.

• autobuz = a bus
• autobuzul = the bus

Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

Also, autobuz is a neuter noun. In the singular, most neuter nouns take endings that look masculine, so the definite singular is autobuzul.

Here, ajunge means arrives or reaches.

The basic verb is a ajunge, which can mean things like:

• to arrive
• to reach
• to get to

In this sentence, Autobuzul ajunge la capăt, the idea is that the bus reaches the end of the route / arrives at the terminus.

Ajunge is:

• present tense
• indicative mood
• 3rd person singular

So it matches autobuzul = the bus.

A few present-tense forms of a ajunge are:

• eu ajung = I arrive / reach
• tu ajungi = you arrive / reach
• el/ea ajunge = he/she/it arrives / reaches

So autobuzul ajunge literally means the bus arrives/reaches.

Romanian often does not need a subject pronoun if the subject is already clear.

In this sentence, the subject is explicitly stated as autobuzul, so there is no need for any extra pronoun.

English might say:

• The bus arrives at the end.

Romanian simply says:

• Autobuzul ajunge la capăt.

You would not add a separate word meaning it here.

La capăt means to the end, at the end, or in this context often at the terminus / end of the line.

Word by word:

• la = to / at
• capăt = end

So the phrase suggests the bus gets to the final point of its route.

Depending on context, la capăt can be understood a bit differently in English:

• to the end
• at the end
• to the terminus

Because la capăt is a very natural Romanian expression meaning to the end or to the terminus in a general sense.

Compare:

• la capăt = to the end / to the terminus
• la capătul... = at the end of...

If you say capătul, it usually wants something after it, such as:

• la capătul străzii = at the end of the street
• la capătul liniei = at the end of the line

So in Autobuzul ajunge la capăt, the indefinite form capăt is normal and idiomatic.

Capăt is usually treated as a neuter noun.

That means:

• in the singular, it behaves like a masculine noun
• in the plural, it behaves like a feminine noun

For this sentence, the important thing is that after la, the singular form is still capăt, so nothing unusual appears on the surface.

La is a very common preposition in Romanian. It can mean:

• to
• at
• toward

In this sentence, it marks the destination or endpoint:

• Autobuzul ajunge la capăt = The bus reaches the end / arrives at the terminus

So la connects the verb of movement/result (ajunge) with the place reached (capăt).

No, this is a very normal Romanian word order:

• Autobuzul = subject
• ajunge = verb
• la capăt = prepositional phrase

So it follows a basic Subject + Verb + Complement pattern.

Romanian can be flexible with word order, but this version is neutral and natural.

In normal context, it will be understood literally: the bus reaches the end of the route.

But la capăt can be used in other contexts with the general sense of the end. So the exact English translation depends on what is being talked about.

For a bus, the most natural interpretation is:

• The bus reaches the terminus
• The bus gets to the end of the line

A helpful approximate pronunciation is:

a-YOON-je

Some details:

• a is like a short uh / ah
• j in Romanian sounds like the s in measure
• ge here sounds like je

So ajunge is roughly uh-YOON-je.

The stress is typically on the second syllable: a-JUN-ge.

A rough pronunciation is:

KAH-puht

The special letter ă is a short central vowel, somewhat like the a in sofa in unstressed English syllables.

So:

• ca = kah
• păt = something like puht

This vowel does not really have an exact English equivalent, so approximation is normal at first.

Yes, that can work, but the nuance is a little different.

• a ajunge = to reach / to get to / to arrive
• a sosi = to arrive

So:

• Autobuzul ajunge la capăt emphasizes reaching the endpoint.
• Autobuzul sosește la capăt emphasizes arriving there.

In many contexts, both are understandable, but ajunge la capăt is especially natural when talking about getting to the end point of a route.

The indefinite version would be:

Un autobuz ajunge la capăt.

That means A bus reaches the end / arrives at the terminus.

Compare:

• autobuz = bus
• un autobuz = a bus
• autobuzul = the bus

So the original sentence is definite because it refers to the bus, not just a bus.