Ana se răzgândește acum.

Se răzgândește means changes his/her mind or is changing his/her mind.

The verb is a se răzgândi, which is a reflexive verb and is commonly translated as to change one’s mind.

So:

• Ana se răzgândește = Ana changes her mind / is changing her mind

Romanian present tense can often translate into either the simple present or the present continuous in English, depending on context.

Se is the reflexive pronoun used with this verb.

The full dictionary form is:

• a se răzgândi = to change one’s mind

In Romanian, some verbs are normally used with a reflexive pronoun, and this is one of them. So you usually do not say just Ana răzgândește.

In this sentence:

• se = reflexive marker for he/she
• răzgândește = the verb form

Together, se răzgândește means she changes her mind.

The base form is:

• a se răzgândi = to change one’s mind

Răzgândește is the 3rd person singular present tense form, used with:

• el = he
• ea = she
• Ana = Ana

So:

• eu mă răzgândesc = I change my mind
• tu te răzgândești = you change your mind
• el/ea se răzgândește = he/she changes his/her mind

Because Ana is third person singular (she), and a se răzgândi is conjugated in the present tense accordingly.

For this verb, the present-tense forms are:

• eu mă răzgândesc
• tu te răzgândești
• el/ea se răzgândește
• noi ne răzgândim
• voi vă răzgândiți
• ei/ele se răzgândesc

So -ește here signals he/she in the present tense.

Yes, Romanian can often omit the subject pronoun or noun if the meaning is clear from context, because the verb ending already shows the person and number.

So in context, someone could simply say:

• Se răzgândește acum. = She is changing her mind now.

However, Ana may be included to:

• make clear who is changing her mind
• add emphasis
• avoid ambiguity

So both are possible, depending on context.

Acum means now.

In Ana se răzgândește acum, it tells you when the action is happening.

This word is quite flexible in Romanian. You could also hear:

• Acum Ana se răzgândește.
• Ana acum se răzgândește.

But Ana se răzgândește acum is a very natural neutral order.

In Romanian, the present tense often covers both ideas.

So Ana se răzgândește acum can mean:

• Ana changes her mind now
• Ana is changing her mind now

In natural English, with acum (now), the best translation is often:

• Ana is changing her mind now

But grammatically, Romanian just uses the normal present tense here.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• răz-gân-DEHSH-te

A few useful points:

• ă is a short central vowel, somewhat like the a in sofa
• â is a Romanian vowel with no exact English equivalent; it is pronounced deep and central
• ș is pronounced like sh
• ește sounds roughly like ESH-te

So the whole sentence is approximately:

• AH-na se răz-gân-DEHSH-te a-KOOM

This is only approximate, but it can help at first.

They are related, but they do not mean the same thing.

• a gândi = to think
• a se răzgândi = to change one’s mind

The prefix răz- here contributes to the idea of reversing or undoing a previous decision or thought.

So:

• Ana gândește would relate to thinking
• Ana se răzgândește means she decides differently from before

In other words, a se răzgândi is not just to think, but to rethink and change one’s decision.

Yes. The verb form itself does not change for he versus she.

So:

• Ana se răzgândește = Ana is changing her mind
• El se răzgândește = He is changing his mind

The form se răzgândește is the same for any third-person singular subject.

In the meaning to change one’s mind, it is normally used as a reflexive verb:

• a se răzgândi

That is the standard form learners should use.

So you should learn it with the reflexive pronoun included, just as you would learn:

• a se trezi = to wake up
• a se grăbi = to hurry

For practical purposes, treat a se răzgândi as a fixed dictionary entry meaning to change one’s mind.