העבודה גמורה.

In Hebrew, present-tense sentences of the type X is Y usually do not use a separate word for is.

So העבודה גמורה literally looks like the work finished, but the natural English meaning is the work is finished.

Hebrew does use to be in other tenses:

• העבודה הייתה גמורה = the work was finished
• העבודה תהיה גמורה = the work will be finished

Because עבודה is a feminine singular noun, and Hebrew adjectives must agree with the noun in gender and number.

Here are the main forms:

• גמור = masculine singular
• גמורה = feminine singular
• גמורים = masculine plural
• גמורות = feminine plural

Since העבודה is feminine singular, גמורה has to be feminine singular too.

Because in this sentence גמורה is a predicate adjective: it tells you something about the subject.

• העבודה גמורה = the work is finished

But when the adjective is directly attached to the noun inside one noun phrase, it usually takes ה־ too:

• העבודה הגמורה = the finished work

So:

• העבודה גמורה = sentence
• העבודה הגמורה = noun phrase

That is a very important Hebrew pattern.

A common pronunciation is ha-avodá g'murá.

A few helpful notes:

• the stress is on the last syllable of both words: avodÁ, gmurÁ
• the ב in עבודה is pronounced like v
• the ע is often very weak or silent in modern Israeli Hebrew, though some speakers pronounce it more distinctly

The structure is:

• העבודה = the subject
• גמורה = the predicate adjective

So this is essentially:

subject + adjective

with the present-tense is understood but not spoken.

Yes. That is also natural Hebrew.

The difference is mainly one of form and feel:

• העבודה גמורה = the work is finished; it describes the state
• העבודה נגמרה = the work finished / got finished / came to an end; it uses a verb

In many everyday situations, both are possible.

It comes from the root ג־מ־ר, which is connected with finishing or completing.

Related words include:

• לגמור = to finish
• גמרתי = I finished
• גמור / גמורה = finished, complete, done

So learning גמורה also helps you recognize a whole family of words built from the same root.

No. It only tells you the state of the work.

It does not tell you who did it.

If you want to say I finished the work, you would say:

• גמרתי את העבודה

So העבודה גמורה focuses on the result, not the person responsible.

The normal, neutral order is:

• העבודה גמורה

Hebrew can sometimes change word order for emphasis or style, but that would sound marked or context-dependent. For a learner, the standard pattern to use is the one you see here.

Not always. Depending on context, עבודה can mean:

• work
• job
• task
• assignment
• homework

So the sentence could refer to different kinds of work, depending on the situation. The grammar stays the same.

You add לא before the adjective:

• העבודה לא גמורה

That is the normal way to negate this kind of present-tense sentence.

Yes. It is perfectly natural and standard.

Depending on context, native speakers might also say things like:

• העבודה נגמרה
• סיימתי את העבודה

But העבודה גמורה is completely normal and clear.