Το κεραμικό είναι ραγισμένο.

Το is the definite article in neuter singular. In this sentence, it means the.

So το κεραμικό = the ceramic / the ceramic item.

Greek articles change for gender, number, and case, so το tells you that κεραμικό is being treated as a neuter singular word here.

It can be either, depending on context.

As an adjective, κεραμικό means ceramic:

• κεραμικό πιάτο = ceramic plate

But in το κεραμικό, it is being used like a noun. This is very common in Greek: an adjective can become a noun when the noun it describes is understood from context.

So το κεραμικό can mean something like:

• the ceramic piece
• the ceramic object
• the pottery piece

Because ραγισμένο has to agree with κεραμικό.

In Greek, adjectives agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here:

• το κεραμικό = neuter singular
• ραγισμένο = also neuter singular

So the matching forms show that the ceramic item is what is cracked.

Είναι is the present tense, 3rd person singular form of είμαι = to be.

So here it means is.

That gives:

• Το κεραμικό είναι ραγισμένο = The ceramic is cracked

Greek often does not need a separate word for it in a sentence like this. The noun το κεραμικό already serves as the subject.

It is basically a participle used as an adjective.

It comes from the verb ραγίζω, which means to crack.

The full pattern is:

• ραγισμένος — masculine
• ραγισμένη — feminine
• ραγισμένο — neuter

In sentences like this, it works just like an adjective meaning:

• cracked
• having a crack

This is very common in Greek. Many words that describe a resulting state come from participles.

They are similar, but not identical.

• ραγισμένο = cracked
• σπασμένο = broken

So if something is ραγισμένο, it usually has a crack in it, but it may still be in one piece.

If something is σπασμένο, it is more generally broken, and the damage may be more serious.

For example:

• Το ποτήρι είναι ραγισμένο = the glass has a crack
• Το ποτήρι είναι σπασμένο = the glass is broken

Because Greek usually does not need subject pronouns when the subject is already clear.

English says:

• It is cracked

Greek can simply say:

• Είναι ραγισμένο

And if you include the noun:

• Το κεραμικό είναι ραγισμένο

A separate pronoun such as αυτό would only be used for emphasis, contrast, or clarification.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The most neutral version here is:

• Το κεραμικό είναι ραγισμένο

But you could also hear:

• Ραγισμένο είναι το κεραμικό
• Είναι ραγισμένο το κεραμικό

These alternatives usually change the emphasis, not the basic meaning.

For example:

• Ραγισμένο είναι το κεραμικό puts more focus on cracked

Usually, in this sentence, no—or at least it would sound different.

Το κεραμικό refers to a specific ceramic item or a specific thing already known in context.

If you say just κεραμικό, it may sound incomplete or less natural here unless you are speaking in a special context, such as labels, notes, or very reduced speech.

So for a normal full sentence, το is the natural choice.

In the plural, everything has to agree again.

Singular:

• Το κεραμικό είναι ραγισμένο

Plural:

• Τα κεραμικά είναι ραγισμένα

Changes:

• το → τα
• κεραμικό → κεραμικά
• ραγισμένο → ραγισμένα
• είναι stays είναι

A rough pronunciation is:

to ke-ra-mi-KO E-ne ra-yi-ZME-no

A few helpful notes:

• κεραμικό is stressed on the last syllable: -κό
• ραγισμένο is stressed on -σμέ-
• the γ in ραγισμένο is soft before ι, somewhat like a y sound in many pronunciations

A more Greek-like approximation would be:

• to kerami-KO ine rayi-ZME-no

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

In:

• Το κεραμικό είναι ραγισμένο

the subject is το κεραμικό, and the predicate adjective is ραγισμένο.

Since Greek adjectives agree with the noun they describe, ραγισμένο is also in the matching form.

Yes, depending on context, το κεραμικό can sometimes refer more broadly to the ceramic piece or even the ceramic material/object.

But in everyday use, many learners should understand it as referring to a ceramic item—for example, a vase, plate, bowl, tile, or similar object.

So context decides exactly what kind of ceramic thing is meant.