Șoferul depune formularul.

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

• șofer = driver
• șoferul = the driver
• formular = form
• formularul = the form

So -ul here is the masculine/neuter singular definite article.

Romanian normally uses an enclitic definite article, which means the article is attached to the noun.

So instead of:

• English: the driver
• Romanian: șoferul

And instead of:

• English: the form
• Romanian: formularul

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English.

Depune is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb a depune.

That means it can translate as:

• he submits
• she submits
• it submits
• or, as here, the driver submits

A quick mini-paradigm:

• eu depun = I submit
• tu depui = you submit
• el/ea depune = he/she submits
• noi depunem = we submit
• voi depuneți = you all submit
• ei/ele depun = they submit

A depune often means to submit, to file, to deposit, or to hand in, depending on context.

In Șoferul depune formularul, the most natural meaning is submits the form or hands in the form.

So this verb is common in administrative or formal situations, for example:

• a depune o cerere = to submit an application/request
• a depune documente = to submit documents

Yes. Depune is present tense, and here it works much like the English present simple:

• Șoferul depune formularul.
• The driver submits the form.

Depending on context, Romanian present tense can also sometimes cover ideas that English might express with present continuous, but in a basic sentence like this, simple present is the best match.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

SHO-fe-rul deh-POO-neh for-moo-LA-rul

A few important points:

• Ș sounds like English sh
• o is a clear o, not a diphthong like in some English accents
• u is like oo in food
• Romanian vowels are usually pronounced clearly and consistently

Approximate stress:

• ȘOferul
• dePUne
• formuLArul

The difference is indefinite vs definite:

• șofer = a driver / driver
• șoferul = the driver

So if you said:

• Un șofer depune un formular = A driver submits a form
• Șoferul depune formularul = The driver submits the form

It is the same pattern:

• formular = a form / form
• formularul = the form

Romanian adds the definite article to the end of the noun, so formularul means a specific, known form.

This sentence uses the most neutral Romanian word order:

Subject + Verb + Object

• Șoferul = subject
• depune = verb
• formularul = object

Yes, Romanian word order can be changed for emphasis, but Șoferul depune formularul is the standard, neutral way to say it.

For example, other orders may sound more emphatic or contrastive, but learners should treat SVO as the default.

No, not here.

In this sentence, formularul is the direct object, but Romanian does not usually add a special marker for an inanimate direct object like this.

So:

• Șoferul = the driver, subject
• formularul = the form, direct object

Romanian sometimes uses extra marking with certain direct objects, especially people, but that does not apply here.

Yes, Romanian often allows the subject to be omitted when it is clear from context, because the verb ending already gives information about the person and number.

So Depune formularul could mean:

• He submits the form
• She submits the form

But if you want to say specifically the driver, you include șoferul.

Formular is a neuter noun.

In Romanian, neuter nouns behave:

• like masculine in the singular
• like feminine in the plural

So in the singular definite form, a neuter noun like formular takes -ul, just like a masculine noun:

• formular → formularul

That is why șoferul and formularul look similar even though șofer is masculine and formular is neuter.

Yes, but it is somewhat more common in formal, administrative, or official contexts than in casual everyday speech.

You often see it with things like:

• formular = form
• cerere = application/request
• dosar = file
• documente = documents

So this sentence sounds very natural in contexts like offices, institutions, or paperwork.