Blatník je rozbitý.

Blatník is a masculine inanimate noun.

That matters because adjectives must agree with it. In this sentence, rozbitý is in the masculine singular form to match blatník.

It is in the nominative singular.

That is the normal case for the subject of the sentence. In Blatník je rozbitý, blatník is the thing being described.

Je is the 3rd person singular present tense of být, meaning to be.

So the structure is:

• blatník = subject
• je = is
• rozbitý = description

This is a very common Czech pattern, just like English X is Y.

Because rozbitý has to agree with blatník in gender, number, and case.

Since blatník is masculine singular nominative, the matching form is rozbitý.

Compare:

• blatník je rozbitý — masculine singular
• kapota je rozbitá — feminine singular
• okno je rozbité — neuter singular
• dveře jsou rozbité — plural

It behaves like an adjective, but it comes from the verb rozbít (to break).

A useful way to think of it is: it is an adjectival form meaning broken. In this sentence, it describes the condition of the fender.

So even though it comes from a verb, you can treat it grammatically much like an adjective here.

Usually it describes a state: the fender is broken.

It does not normally focus on the moment when it became broken.

If you want the event itself, Czech would more naturally use something like:

• Blatník se rozbil. — The fender got broke / got broken.
• Blatník byl rozbit. — The fender was broken. (more passive, often more formal)

So je rozbitý is usually about the resulting condition.

Yes. Czech word order is more flexible than English.

The neutral order here is:

• Blatník je rozbitý.

But other orders are possible for emphasis, contrast, or style, for example:

• Rozbitý je blatník.
• Je rozbitý blatník. (more context-dependent, less neutral)

Even when the words move around, the endings help show what belongs together.

In standard Czech, no — not in this sentence.

Unlike some other Slavic languages, Czech normally keeps the present-tense form of to be in sentences like this:

• Blatník je rozbitý.

Leaving out je would sound incomplete or ungrammatical in normal standard Czech.

Because Czech has no articles.

So blatník can mean:

• a fender
• the fender

The exact meaning depends on context, not on a separate word like a or the.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide would be:

• Blatník ≈ BLAT-neek
• je ≈ yeh
• rozbitý ≈ ROZ-bi-tee

A few useful notes:

• Czech stress is usually on the first syllable of each word.
• The í and ý both indicate a long ee sound.
• In blatník, the n is softened before í, so it sounds a bit like ny.

Not exactly.

• rozbitý usually means broken, often suggesting something has been smashed, cracked, or made unusable
• poškozený means damaged, which is broader and sometimes less specific

So if the fender is bent, scratched, or damaged in some way, poškozený may be more general. If it is clearly broken, rozbitý is very natural.

Usually it is a good match, but the exact English equivalent can vary by dialect and context.

Depending on the variety of English, blatník may correspond to:

• fender
• mudguard
• sometimes wing (especially in British automotive usage)

So the Czech word is straightforward, but the best English translation can depend on the kind of English being used.