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Băiatul desenează un câine mic.

Băiatul desenează un câine mic.
The boy draws a small dog.
From Lesson 13:Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)·Romanian

Breakdown of Băiatul desenează un câine mic.

băiatul
the boy
câinele
the dog
un
a / an (m/n)
mic
small
desena
to draw

Questions & Answers about Băiatul desenează un câine mic.

How does the verb desenează fit into the -ez pattern we are learning?
The dictionary form is a desena (to draw). Instead of just adding standard endings, this verb takes the -ez suffix. For 'he/she/it' (el/ea), the suffix changes to -ează. So, băiatul desenează means 'the boy draws'.
I see Băiatul means 'the boy'. How is the word for 'the' attached here?
In Romanian, definite articles (like 'the') are attached to the end of the noun. Băiat means 'boy', and adding the masculine ending -ul makes it băiatul ('the boy').
Câine ends in an '-e'. Why does it use the masculine word for 'a' (un) instead of the feminine o?
While most masculine nouns end in a consonant, câine (dog) is a common exception that ends in -e. You just have to memorize that it is a masculine noun and uses un. Another common A1 example is frate (brother).
Why is the word order un câine mic instead of un mic câine?
In Romanian, descriptive words like mic (small) usually come directly after the noun they describe. You are literally saying 'a dog small'.

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