Andrei editează și micșorează instantaneul.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word like in English.

So:

• instantaneu = snapshot / an instant photo
• instantaneul = the snapshot

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

Both verbs are in the present tense, 3rd person singular, because the subject is Andrei.

So:

• a edita → el/ea editează
• a micșora → el/ea micșorează

In this sentence, Andrei is a singular subject, so both verbs must match him: he edits and reduces/shrinks.

Romanian allows one subject to govern multiple verbs, just like English does.

So Andrei editează și micșorează instantaneul works the same way as:

• Andrei edits and shrinks the snapshot

The subject Andrei applies to both actions. There is no need to repeat it.

Și means and.

It connects the two verbs:

• editează = edits
• micșorează = shrinks / reduces
• editează și micșorează = edits and shrinks

It is a very common coordinating conjunction in Romanian.

Because Andrei is a proper name. Proper names in Romanian usually appear without an article in this kind of sentence, just as in English.

So:

• Andrei = the subject
• no extra word is needed to show he, because the name already tells you who is doing the action

Romanian also often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed, but here the name is stated explicitly.

Instantaneu literally refers to a snapshot or instant photograph. It is a correct Romanian word, but depending on context, many speakers might more often say:

• poză = picture, photo
• fotografie = photograph

So instantaneul is understandable and correct, but it can sound a bit more specific or slightly more formal/literary than poza.

Because it is the direct object of both verbs: it is the thing being edited and shrunk.

Romanian often uses a basic word order similar to English here:

• Subject + Verb(s) + Object

So:

• Andrei = subject
• editează și micșorează = verbs
• instantaneul = object

This word order is natural and straightforward.

These are Romanian-specific letters.

• ș is pronounced like sh in ship
• ă is a short central vowel, somewhat like the a in about, but not exactly the same

So:

• editează has ă at the end
• micșorează has both ș and ă

These diacritics matter: they are not optional in correct Romanian spelling.

Yes. Mic means small, and a micșora means to make smaller, to reduce, or to shrink.

So micșorează literally has the idea of he/she makes smaller.

In this sentence, depending on context, it could mean:

• shrinks the snapshot
• reduces the size of the snapshot
• makes the snapshot smaller

Yes, if the subject were already clear from context.

Romanian often drops subject pronouns and sometimes does not repeat the subject if it is understood. For example:

• Editează și micșorează instantaneul.

This could mean He/She edits and shrinks the snapshot, depending on context.

But when you say Andrei, you make the subject explicit.