Learn Romanian: El vede că bordul este stricat. - He sees that the dashboard is broken.

Verbs of perception and stating facts, like a vedea (to see), trigger the indicative mood. You use că followed by the indicative when observing a reality. You would use the subjunctive (with să) for things like desires, commands, or possibilities.

Why use stricat for a broken dashboard instead of spart or rupt?

Stricat implies a mechanical or electronic malfunction, meaning the dashboard's instruments aren't working. If the physical plastic of the dashboard were shattered or cracked, you would use spart, and if a piece were snapped off, you would use rupt.

Does bord have any other meanings in Romanian?

Yes! While it commonly means dashboard (short for bordul mașinii), it is also used in the phrase la bord meaning on board (a ship or airplane). It can also refer to the physical edge, rim, or border of an object.

Bordul clearly has the masculine singular definite article -ul, but what is its plural form?

Bord is a neuter noun, so it behaves like a masculine noun in the singular and a feminine noun in the plural. The plural form is borduri (dashboards), and with the definite plural article it becomes bordurile (the dashboards).