Ana schimbă unghiul.

Ana is the subject of the sentence — the person doing the action.

It is a common Romanian female name, equivalent to Anna/Ana in English.

schimbă is the present tense form of the verb a schimba (to change).

In this sentence, it is the 3rd person singular form, so it means:

• he changes
• she changes
• it changes

Because the subject is Ana, here it means she changes.

Romanian often does not use subject pronouns unless they are needed for emphasis or clarity.

So instead of saying:

• Ea schimbă unghiul = She changes the angle

Romanian can simply say:

• Ana schimbă unghiul

Since Ana already tells you who is doing the action, ea is unnecessary.

The ending -ă is part of the verb conjugation here.

For a schimba in the present tense:

• eu schimb = I change
• tu schimbi = you change
• el/ea schimbă = he/she changes

So schimbă is the normal present-tense form for he/she/it.

Also, the letter ă is a very common Romanian vowel, pronounced like the a in English sofa.

unghi means angle.

unghiul means the angle.

Romanian usually adds the definite article (the) to the end of the noun, instead of putting a separate word before it.

So:

• unghi = angle
• unghiul = the angle

This is one of the biggest differences from English.

The basic word order is:

Subject + Verb + Object

So:

• Ana = subject
• schimbă = verb
• unghiul = object

This is very similar to normal English word order:

• Ana changes the angle

Romanian word order can be more flexible than English, but this sentence uses the most neutral, standard order.

Yes, it is the direct object of the verb, but the form itself does not change visibly here.

In Romanian, many nouns have the same form for:

• nominative (subject form)
• accusative (direct object form)

So unghiul can serve as the object without changing shape.

Romanian uses pe mainly with personal direct objects — especially people.

For example:

• Văd pe Ana = I see Ana

But unghiul is a thing, not a person, so pe is not used.

That is why the sentence is simply:

• Ana schimbă unghiul

not

• Ana schimbă pe unghiul

You would say:

Ana schimbă un unghi.

Compare:

• un unghi = an angle
• unghiul = the angle

So Romanian distinguishes:

• indefinite: un unghi
• definite: unghiul

Yes. Romanian present tense often covers both ideas, depending on context.

So Ana schimbă unghiul can mean:

• Ana changes the angle
• Ana is changing the angle

If the context makes it clear that the action is happening right now, Romanian often just uses the simple present form.

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

AH-na SKIM-buh OONG-hyool

A few helpful notes:

• Ana = AH-na
• sch in schimbă sounds like sk
• ă sounds like a weak uh
• unghiul is trickier, but roughly OONG-hyool

You do not pronounce it like English sh in ship.

The dictionary forms are:

• Ana → proper name, already in its normal form
• schimbă → a schimba (to change)
• unghiul → unghi (angle)

So when looking words up, you would usually search for:

• a schimba
• unghi

not the fully inflected forms from the sentence.