Bunica gătește de dimineață.

In Romanian, bunica already contains the definite article.

• bunică = a grandmother / grandmother
• bunica = the grandmother / grandma

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

So in this sentence, Bunica means Grandma or the grandmother, depending on context.

It is capitalized simply because it is the first word of the sentence.

Romanian does not normally capitalize bunica unless:

• it starts a sentence, or
• it is being used like a name in direct address, similar to English Grandma, come here!

So here the capital letter does not mean it is automatically a proper name.

gătește is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a găti = to cook.

So:

• eu gătesc = I cook / I am cooking
• tu gătești = you cook / you are cooking
• el/ea gătește = he/she cooks / is cooking

Since bunica is she, gătește is the correct form.

Romanian often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

Because the verb ending already tells you the person and number, Romanian does not need to say ea every time.

So:

• Bunica gătește = Grandma is cooking / cooks
• Ea gătește = She is cooking / cooks

If the subject noun is already present, adding ea would usually only be for emphasis or contrast.

In this sentence, de dimineață most naturally means since morning or all morning.

So the idea is that Grandma started cooking in the morning and is still cooking, or the action has been continuing from that point.

This is a very common Romanian pattern:

• Lucrez de două ore. = I have been working for two hours.
• Plouă de ieri. = It has been raining since yesterday.
• Bunica gătește de dimineață. = Grandma has been cooking since morning.

Yes, it can, depending on context.

Romanian de dimineață can sometimes mean:

• in the morning
• this morning
• since morning

But in a sentence like Bunica gătește de dimineață, the most likely reading is since morning, because the present tense plus de + time expression often describes an action continuing over a period of time.

So context matters.

Romanian often uses the present tense where English uses the present perfect continuous.

So Romanian says literally something like:

• Grandma cooks/is cooking since morning

But natural English becomes:

• Grandma has been cooking since morning

This is a normal difference between the two languages, not a mistake.

Here de helps express a starting point or duration with time expressions.

In this kind of sentence, it often corresponds to English:

• for
• since

Examples:

• de o oră = for an hour
• de luni = since Monday
• de dimineață = since morning

So de is doing important grammatical work here, not just meaning one single thing like of or from in every case.

No. That would sound unnatural and incorrect in standard Romanian.

Romanian does not normally build continuous tenses with to be + verb-ing the way English does.

Instead, Romanian usually just uses the simple present:

• Bunica gătește de dimineață.

That one form can cover meanings like:

• Grandma cooks
• Grandma is cooking
• Grandma has been cooking since morning

The time expression tells you which meaning is intended.

Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but Bunica gătește de dimineață is the most neutral order.

You could also hear:

• De dimineață gătește bunica.
• Gătește bunica de dimineață.

But these alternative orders usually add a special focus or emphasis.

For a learner, the standard neutral order is:

• subject + verb + time expression

A few key points help:

• ă is a short central vowel, somewhat like the a in about
• ș is pronounced sh
• ț is pronounced ts

So roughly:

• gătește ≈ guh-TESH-te
• dimineață ≈ dee-mee-NEA-tsuh

These are only approximate English-style guides, but they can help at first.

The main dictionary forms are:

• bunică = grandmother
• a găti = to cook
• dimineață = morning

In the sentence, they appear as:

• Bunica = the grandmother / grandma
• gătește = cooks / is cooking
• de dimineață = since morning

So when looking words up, you would search for bunică, a găti, and dimineață.

Usually, no—not as the main interpretation.

If you want to say Grandma generally cooks in the morning, Romanian would more naturally use something like:

• Bunica gătește dimineața.

Notice the difference:

• dimineața = in the morning / mornings
• de dimineață = often since morning or sometimes this morning / in the morning, depending on context

So in your sentence, since morning is the more natural reading.