Agentul constatator descrie contravenția.

Because -ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of a masculine singular noun.

• agent = an agent / agent
• agentul = the agent

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, unlike English, which uses a separate word the.

So:

• agentul constatator = the reporting/inspecting officer

In Romanian, adjectives often come after the noun they describe.

So:

• agent constatator literally follows the pattern agent reporting/establishing

This is normal Romanian word order. In English, we usually put adjectives before the noun, but Romanian often does the opposite.

Also, agent constatator is a common legal/administrative expression, so learners will often see it as a fixed unit.

Here it functions like an adjective modifying agentul.

It comes from the verb a constata = to ascertain / to establish / to observe officially.

So constatator means something like:

• ascertaining
• reporting
• establishing
• in legal context, often the officer who officially establishes the offense

In practice, agentul constatator is best learned as a set phrase.

Descrie is the present tense, 3rd person singular, of the verb a descrie = to describe.

So it means:

• he describes
• she describes
• it describes

In this sentence, the subject is agentul constatator, so descrie means:

• the officer describes

Because the full infinitive is a descrie, and the present-tense forms are built from that verb pattern.

For example:

• eu descriu = I describe
• tu descrii = you describe
• el/ea descrie = he/she describes
• noi descriem = we describe
• voi descrieți = you all describe
• ei/ele descriu = they describe

So descrie is simply the correct 3rd person singular present form.

Because contravenția is the definite singular form: the contravention/offense/violation.

Compare:

• o contravenție = a contravention / a violation
• contravenția = the contravention / the violation

This noun is feminine, and Romanian adds the definite article to the end.

So the sentence is talking about a specific offense, not just any offense.

It is the direct object of the verb descrie, so functionally it is in the accusative.

In Romanian, for many nouns, the nominative and accusative forms are identical, so you often recognize the role from the sentence structure rather than from a special noun ending.

Here:

• Agentul constatator = subject
• descrie = verb
• contravenția = direct object

So the officer is describing the offense.

Because Romanian usually uses a postposed definite article, meaning the article is attached to the end of the noun.

Examples:

• băiat = boy

• băiatul = the boy

• fată = girl

• fata = the girl

• agent = agent

• agentul = the agent

• contravenție = violation
• contravenția = the violation

This is one of the most noticeable differences between Romanian and English.

The letter ț is pronounced like ts in cats.

So contravenția is pronounced approximately:

• con-tra-ven-tsi-a

A rough English-friendly guide would be:

• kohn-trah-VEN-tsee-ah

Also note:

• ție often sounds like tsee-eh or compressed tsee-a depending on speed and accent

The important thing is that ț is not like English th or z. It is a clear ts sound.

Romanian often does not need subject pronouns, because the verb ending already shows the person.

For example:

• descrie already tells you it is 3rd person singular

Since the subject noun is explicitly present here—Agentul constatator—there is no need to add a pronoun.

Romanian commonly omits pronouns unless they are needed for:

• emphasis
• contrast
• clarity

Yes, Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, but Agentul constatator descrie contravenția is the most neutral and standard order.

This is basically:

• Subject + Verb + Object

You may see other orders in special contexts for emphasis, but for learners, this is the safest pattern to recognize and use.

No, not exactly.

In Romanian legal language:

• contravenție usually refers to a minor offense / administrative violation
• infracțiune refers to a criminal offense

So contravenție is generally less serious than infracțiune.

This matters because legal Romanian often uses very precise vocabulary, and agentul constatator is especially common with contravenții.

It is grammatical and correct, but it sounds more formal and legal-administrative than conversational.

Words like:

• agentul constatator
• contravenția

belong strongly to official, police, or legal contexts.

So this is the kind of sentence you might find in:

• a report
• a legal form
• administrative documentation
• a fine or official record

It is useful Romanian, but not casual everyday speech.