Jucătorul folosește reverul.

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

• jucătorul = the player
• reverul = the backhand / the lapel, depending on context

This is one of the biggest differences from English. So instead of the player, Romanian says essentially player-the.

Because both nouns are singular and definite.

In this sentence:

• jucătorul = a specific player
• reverul = a specific backhand / the backhand being referred to

Romanian can mark both the subject and the object as definite. English does this too with separate the, but Romanian attaches that meaning to the noun.

For many masculine and neuter singular nouns, -ul is a common definite ending.

The dictionary forms are:

• jucător = player
• a folosi = to use
• rever = backhand / lapel, depending on context

A useful thing to remember is that Romanian verbs are usually listed in dictionaries with a + infinitive, so folosește comes from a folosi.

Folosește is the 3rd person singular present tense form of a folosi.

So it means:

• he uses
• she uses
• it uses

When the subject is a noun like jucătorul, the same verb form is used:

• Jucătorul folosește... = The player uses...

Yes. Romanian present tense often covers both:

• a general/habitual meaning: uses
• a right-now meaning: is using

So depending on context, Jucătorul folosește reverul could mean either:

• The player uses the backhand
• The player is using the backhand

Romanian usually relies on context, time words like acum, or the situation itself to make that clear.

A rough English-style guide is:

zhoo-kuh-TOR-ool fo-lo-SESH-te reh-VER-ool

A few important sounds:

• j sounds like the s in measure
• ă sounds like the a in about
• ș sounds like sh
• Romanian r is usually a light tap or trill, not the English r

So the unusual letters really matter; they are not optional spelling details.

Yes. Jucător is a masculine noun, so jucătorul means the male player or uses the masculine form by default.

If you wanted a feminine form, you would say:

• jucătoarea = the female player

The verb would stay the same:

• Jucătoarea folosește reverul.

Yes, often it can.

Romanian is a pro-drop language, which means the subject can be omitted when it is clear from context. So you could say:

• Folosește reverul.

That can mean He/She is using the backhand or He/She uses the backhand, depending on context.

In your sentence, the subject is included because the speaker wants to say explicitly the player.

The basic, neutral order here is:

Subject + Verb + Object

• Jucătorul = subject
• folosește = verb
• reverul = object

So Jucătorul folosește reverul is the most straightforward, neutral way to say it.

Romanian does allow more flexibility than English, but changing the order usually changes the emphasis or sounds more marked. For a learner, this standard order is the safest choice.

Because pe is not normally used with an inanimate direct object like reverul.

In Romanian, pe is often used before specific people or other strongly animate direct objects. For example:

• Jucătorul îl vede pe antrenor. = The player sees the coach.

But with an inanimate thing like reverul, you simply say:

• Jucătorul folosește reverul.

So the absence of pe here is normal.

• jucătorul is in the nominative because it is the subject
• reverul is in the accusative because it is the direct object

However, in this sentence, the forms look the same as they often do in Romanian for this type of noun. So even though the grammatical roles are different, the noun endings do not visibly change here beyond the definite article.

That is why word order and context help show who is doing the action and what is being used.