Ar trebui să verific termenul înainte de ședință.

Ar trebui usually means should in the sense of advice, recommendation, or a softer obligation.

• Ar trebui să verific... = I should check...
• Trebuie să verific... = I have to / must check...

So ar trebui sounds less forceful than trebuie. It often suggests what would be a good idea, not an absolute necessity.

Romanian normally uses să + verb after ar trebui.

So:

• Ar trebui să verific = literally something like I should that I check, but in natural English: I should check

English uses the infinitive (to check), but Romanian usually does not say ar trebui verifica here. The normal structure is:

• ar trebui + să + verb

This is one of the most important patterns to get used to in Romanian.

Because after să, Romanian uses the subjunctive form, not the infinitive.

The verb is a verifica = to check, but in this sentence you need:

• să verific

For many verbs, the 1st person singular subjunctive looks the same as the present tense form:

• eu verific = I check
• să verific = that I check / for me to check

So even though verific looks simple, here it is functioning in the să-subjunctive construction.

Romanian often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb form usually shows the person.

Here, verific tells you it is 1st person singular:

• verific = I check

So eu is not necessary:

• Ar trebui să verific termenul... = I should check the deadline/term...

You could add eu for emphasis:

• Eu ar trebui să verific termenul...

But that is not the neutral, most natural version.

Termenul can mean different things depending on context, such as:

• the deadline
• the term
• the date
• sometimes even the wording or the expression

In a sentence like this, especially with înainte de ședință (before the meeting), the most likely meaning is the deadline or the date/time limit.

So the exact English translation depends on the situation.

The ending -ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of the noun.

• termen = a term / deadline
• termenul = the term / the deadline

Unlike English, Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun:

• băiat = boy
• băiatul = the boy

So termenul simply means the term/deadline.

After many prepositions in Romanian, especially in common expressions, the noun often appears without the definite article, even when English would use the.

So:

• înainte de ședință = before the meeting

This is very natural Romanian.

You may also see:

• înaintea ședinței

This also means before the meeting, and it can sound a bit more formal or literary. In everyday Romanian, înainte de ședință is extremely common.

Ședință usually means:

• meeting
• session

In work, business, school, or administrative contexts, meeting is the best translation.

It is a normal, standard Romanian word. It is not unusually formal, but it is common in professional or organized settings.

Examples:

• avem o ședință = we have a meeting
• ședință de lucru = work meeting

A helpful approximation is sheh-DEEN-tsuh.

A few useful sound notes:

• ș = sh as in ship
• ț = ts as in cats
• ă = a short neutral vowel, like uh
• the stress is on din: șe-DIN-ță

So:

• ședință ≈ sheh-DEEN-tsuh

The given order is very natural:

• Ar trebui să verific termenul înainte de ședință.

But Romanian word order is fairly flexible, so you can move the time phrase for emphasis:

• Înainte de ședință, ar trebui să verific termenul.

This emphasizes before the meeting.

Both are correct. The original version is the most neutral and straightforward.