Istoricul tehnic arată kilometrajul.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word like English the.

• istoric = history / record
• istoricul = the history / the record

So istoricul tehnic literally means the technical history or the technical record.

In Romanian, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• istoric tehnic = technical history
• istoricul tehnic = the technical history

This is the normal Romanian word order for noun + adjective. English usually puts the adjective first, but Romanian often puts it after the noun.

Here, istoricul does not mean historian. It means history, record, or background/log depending on context.

So in this sentence, istoricul tehnic is something like:

• the technical record
• the service/technical history
• the vehicle’s technical history

The exact English wording depends on context, but the Romanian structure is straightforward.

arată is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a arăta, which means to show or to indicate.

So:

• eu arăt = I show
• tu arăți = you show
• el/ea arată = he/she/it shows

In this sentence, the subject is istoricul tehnic, which is singular, so arată means shows.

Because Romanian is referring to a specific mileage, so the noun is definite.

• kilometraj = mileage
• kilometrajul = the mileage

Again, Romanian adds the definite article to the end of the noun:

• -ul is a common masculine/neuter singular definite ending

So kilometrajul means the mileage.

Because Romanian normally does not use a separate word for the. The definite article is attached to the noun itself.

Compare:

• English: the mileage
• Romanian: kilometrajul

This is one of the biggest structural differences between English and Romanian.

Romanian sometimes uses pe before a direct object, but mainly with specific people or certain animate objects.

Examples:

• Văd băiatul. = I see the boy.
• Îl văd pe băiat. = I see the boy.
  (Here pe is commonly used because it refers to a person.)

But kilometrajul is an inanimate thing, so no pe is needed:

• Istoricul tehnic arată kilometrajul.

Yes, Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, but the neutral, most natural order here is:

• Istoricul tehnic arată kilometrajul.

This is subject + verb + object, just like standard English word order.

You might sometimes see a different order for emphasis, but for a learner, this sentence is the normal pattern to remember.

The letter ă is a very common Romanian vowel. It is a short central sound, something like the a in English sofa, but shorter and clearer.

So arată is pronounced approximately like:

• uh-RA-tuh

Not exactly English sounds, of course, but that approximation helps.

You also see ă in both syllables around the stressed ra:

• a-ră-tă

kilometraj is generally treated as a neuter noun in Romanian.

Romanian neuter nouns behave:

• like masculine in the singular
• like feminine in the plural

That is why the singular definite form is:

• kilometrajul

which looks like a masculine-style ending in the singular.

This sentence is perfectly understandable and natural. It means that the technical record/history shows the mileage.

Depending on context, native speakers might also use other expressions, especially in car-related contexts, such as wording closer to:

• service history
• maintenance record
• vehicle history

But grammatically, Istoricul tehnic arată kilometrajul is a normal and clear Romanian sentence.

The structure is:

• Istoricul tehnic = subject
• arată = verb
• kilometrajul = direct object

So the pattern is:

• Subject + Verb + Object

A word-for-word breakdown is:

• Istoricul = the history / the record
• tehnic = technical
• arată = shows
• kilometrajul = the mileage

That makes it a very useful beginner-friendly example of normal Romanian sentence structure.