Vybavení je zničené.

Vybavení is a noun. It usually means equipment, gear, or sometimes furnishings / facilities, depending on context.

A useful thing to know is that it is a neuter singular noun in Czech. Even though equipment in English can feel like a collection of things, Czech treats vybavení here as one singular mass noun.

So in this sentence:

• vybavení = the equipment

Je means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of být (to be).

So the structure is very straightforward:

• Vybavení = equipment
• je = is
• zničené = destroyed / damaged / ruined

So grammatically, it is the same basic pattern as:

• Dům je velký. = The house is big.
• Auto je nové. = The car is new.

Here, zničené works like the description of the subject.

Because it has to agree with vybavení.

In Czech, adjectives and adjective-like forms change their endings to match the noun’s:

• gender
• number
• case

Since vybavení is:

• neuter
• singular
• nominative

the form is:

• zničené

Compare:

• stroj je zničený = the machine is destroyed (masculine)
• budova je zničená = the building is destroyed (feminine)
• vybavení je zničené = the equipment is destroyed (neuter)

It is historically related to a passive participle from the verb zničit (to destroy), but in this sentence it functions very much like an adjective meaning destroyed / ruined / damaged.

For a learner, the safest way to think about it is:

• zničit = to destroy
• zničený / zničená / zničené = destroyed

So in Vybavení je zničené, it describes the current state of the equipment.

Yes, and the difference is useful.

• Vybavení je zničeno.
• Vybavení je zničené.

Both can mean roughly The equipment is destroyed, but there is a nuance:

• je zničeno sounds more like a true passive or a more formal statement of result
• je zničené sounds more like describing the state/condition of the equipment

In everyday speech, je zničené is very natural when you are simply describing how something is.

A rough comparison:

• je zničeno = it has been destroyed
• je zničené = it is destroyed / in a destroyed condition

Because Czech does not use articles like a or the.

So Vybavení je zničené could mean:

• The equipment is destroyed
• Equipment is destroyed

Which one is intended depends on context. In most normal situations, English will use the when translating it.

This is very common in Czech:

• Auto je nové. = The car is new.
• Město je krásné. = The city is beautiful.

No article is needed.

It is in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the sentence.

You can tell from the sentence structure:

• Vybavení = what the sentence is about
• je zničené = what is being said about it

So this is a standard subject + verb + complement structure, and the subject is in the nominative.

It usually describes a state: the equipment is in a destroyed/damaged condition.

So the focus is normally not on the action itself, but on the result.

That is why English translations can vary a little:

• The equipment is destroyed.
• The equipment is damaged.
• The equipment is ruined.

Which translation sounds best depends on context.

It comes from the verb zničit, which means to destroy, to ruin, or sometimes to wreck.

A useful mini-family:

• zničit = to destroy
• zničil = he destroyed
• zničený / zničená / zničené = destroyed

So if you know the verb zničit, it becomes easier to recognize zničené as a form meaning destroyed.

Not always. It often means equipment, but it can also refer more broadly to what something is equipped with, depending on context.

For example, it can refer to:

• tools or gear
• technical equipment
• room furnishings
• the facilities or fittings of a place

So Vybavení je zničené could mean things like:

• the equipment is destroyed
• the furnishings are ruined
• the facilities are damaged

Context decides the best English wording.

A simple learner-friendly approximation would be:

VY-ba-veh-nyi yeh ZNyi-cheh-neh

A few pronunciation notes:

• vy does not sound exactly like English vee
• ě in vybavení affects the pronunciation of the preceding consonant
• č in zničené sounds like ch in chair
• the stress in Czech is normally on the first syllable of each word:
  • VYbavení
  • JE
  • ZNIčené

You do not need to reduce unstressed syllables as much as in English; Czech vowels are generally clearer and more even.

Yes, Czech word order is more flexible than English, but the basic version:

• Vybavení je zničené.

is the most neutral.

A different order may change emphasis. For example:

• Zničené je vybavení.

This is possible, but it sounds more marked, as if contrasting the equipment with something else.

So for a learner, the normal order to use first is:

• subject + je + description

It often suggests something quite serious: destroyed, ruined, wrecked. But in real usage, people may also use it a bit more loosely for something that is badly damaged or in terrible condition.

So the exact English translation depends on context:

• after a fire or explosion: destroyed
• after heavy wear or abuse: ruined or wrecked
• in some practical contexts: badly damaged

So even if the dictionary gives destroyed, the real-life meaning may be slightly broader.