Citim legea.

Because citim is the 1st person plural form of the verb a citi (to read) in the present tense.

A quick pattern:

• eu citesc = I read
• tu citești = you read
• el/ea citește = he/she reads
• noi citim = we read
• voi citiți = you all read
• ei/ele citesc = they read

So in Citim legea, the verb ending -im tells you the subject is we.

Romanian often drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.

So:

• Citim legea. = We read the law.
• Noi citim legea. also means We read the law.

The version with noi is usually used only when you want to add emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• Noi citim legea, nu voi. = We are reading the law, not you.

This is similar to languages like Spanish or Italian, where the verb form already shows the subject.

Because legea means the law, while lege by itself is not the normal citation form here.

The basic noun is:

• lege = law

Romanian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word like English the in front.

So:

• lege = a law / law
• legea = the law

This is one of the most important features of Romanian grammar: the definite article is attached to the noun.

The -a is the enclitic definite article, meaning it marks the noun as definite: the law.

For feminine singular nouns like lege, the definite form is often made by adding -a:

• casă = house
• casa = the house

With lege, the result is:

• lege → legea

So legea is not a different word you memorize separately at first; it is the noun lege plus the ending meaning the.

Grammatically, it is present tense. Most directly, it means:

• We read the law
• We are reading the law

Romanian present tense can often cover both the simple present and the present progressive that English distinguishes.

So depending on context, Citim legea could mean:

• a general action: We read the law
• an action happening now: We are reading the law

Romanian does not need a separate verb form like English are reading in this sentence.

Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but verb + object is very normal.

So:

• Citim legea. = neutral, natural
• Noi citim legea. = adds the subject explicitly
• Legea o citim. = emphasizes the law
• Legea citim. = possible only in special contexts, but less neutral on its own

The most basic sentence order here is simply:

• citim = verb
• legea = direct object

Because it is the thing being read.

In Citim legea:

• citim = we read
• legea = the law

So legea is the direct object.

In English, word order helps you see this. In Romanian, word order helps too, but Romanian also relies on meaning and context. Here, the interpretation is straightforward: we are doing the reading, and the law is what is being read.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

• Citim ≈ chee-TEEM
• legea ≈ LEH-jah

A few details:

• c before i is pronounced like ch in cheese
• g before e is pronounced like j in judge
• the stress is usually:
  • ciTÍM
  • LÉgea

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

• chee-TEEM LEH-jah

Yes. It is grammatically correct.

Compare:

• Citim legea. = We read / We are reading the law.
• Noi citim legea. = We read the law. / We read the law.

The version without noi is usually more natural unless you want emphasis. Romanian commonly leaves out subject pronouns because the verb already shows who is doing the action.

The dictionary form is a citi, which means to read.

In Romanian, verbs are usually listed with a + infinitive:

• a citi = to read
• a scrie = to write
• a vedea = to see

So when you learn citim, it is helpful to connect it back to:

• a citi → citim

Yes—two very Romanian features appear in this short sentence:

1. The subject is omitted

   • Citim already tells you the subject is we.

2. The definite article is attached to the noun

   • legea = the law
   • Romanian does not use a separate word like English the here.

So even though the sentence is very short, it shows two core Romanian patterns:

• verb endings carry subject information
• definite articles are attached to nouns