Questions & Answers about Eu mănânc mărul roșu.
Is a mânca a regular -a verb, and why does it look like mănânc here?
The verb a mânca (to eat) belongs to the -a conjugation group you are learning. However, it has some expected vowel changes in its root depending on who is doing the action. For the 'I' form, it becomes eu mănânc. It is very common in Romanian for vowels to shift slightly like this when conjugating verbs.
Does mănânc mean 'I eat' or 'I am eating'?
It means both! Romanian doesn't have a separate verb tense for actions happening right now. You use the exact same word, mănânc, whether you mean 'I eat apples every day' or 'I am eating an apple right now'.
Where is the word for 'the' in this sentence?
Why is the color roșu placed after the apple?
In English we put the describing word first and say 'red apple'. In Romanian, adjectives usually come directly after the noun they describe. So, you literally say 'the apple red' (mărul roșu).