Pun is the 1st person singular present form of a pune = to put.
Romanian often drops the subject pronoun because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action. So:
In this sentence, eu is simply understood.
The basic noun is hrană = food / feed.
When Romanian wants to say the food, it usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun:
That final -a is the attached definite article. This is a very common Romanian pattern.
Because animale here means animals in general, not the specific animals.
In this sentence, the idea is general: food for animals, not food for some already identified animals.
In Romanian, after a preposition, a noun can sometimes appear without an article when the place/container is understood in a general or practical way.
So în bol is natural here and means something like:
depending on context.
You could also hear:
So în bol is not the only possibility, but it is a normal, compact way to say it.
The basic noun is pisică = cat.
With the attached definite article, it becomes:
So hrănesc pisica means I feed the cat.
Again, Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun rather than using a separate word.
It is present tense, and Romanian present tense can cover both ideas:
The exact English translation depends on context. Romanian does not have to mark the progressive the way English often does.
Because the subject is the same for both actions: I.
Romanian does not need to repeat the subject if it stays the same:
This is very natural Romanian.
Yes, Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but this sentence uses a very neutral, standard order:
This makes it straightforward and natural.
You may hear other orders in real speech for emphasis, but Pun hrana pentru animale în bol și hrănesc pisica is a normal basic sentence.
The main ones here are:
ă in hrănesc and hrană
A short neutral vowel, similar to the a in English sofa
â in hrănesc
A central vowel that English does not really have; it is one of the characteristic Romanian sounds
ș in și
Pronounced like English sh
A rough pronunciation guide:
These are only rough English approximations, but they can help at first.