La classe è pronta.

Italian usually uses the definite article more often than English. La classe means the class.

You can say just classe in some contexts, but in a simple full sentence like this, la classe is the normal choice.

• La classe è pronta. = The class is ready.

È is the he/she/it form of the verb essere (to be).

The accent matters because it distinguishes è (is) from e (and).

• è = is
• e = and

So:

• La classe è pronta. = The class is ready.
• La classe e pronta. would be incorrect.

Because classe is a feminine singular noun, the adjective must agree with it.

• classe = feminine singular
• pronta = feminine singular form of pronto (ready)

This is a very important Italian rule: adjectives usually agree in gender and number with the noun they describe.

Examples:

• Il ragazzo è pronto. = The boy is ready.
• La ragazza è pronta. = The girl is ready.
• La classe è pronta. = The class is ready.

You can tell here because it uses the article la, which is feminine singular.

• la classe = feminine singular

Also, many nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, so you often need to learn their gender with the article.

For example:

• il ristorante = masculine
• la classe = feminine

So it is best to learn nouns as a unit:

• la classe, not just classe

Classe is pronounced roughly like KLAHS-seh.

A few helpful points:

• cl sounds like English cl in class
• the a is a clear ah sound
• the double ss is pronounced more strongly than a single s
• the final e is pronounced, not silent

So it is not like English class exactly; the ending -e must be heard.

In Italian, double consonants are important. They are pronounced more strongly or held a little longer than single consonants.

So classe has a stronger ss sound than a word with a single s would.

For learners, the key point is:

• do not ignore double consonants
• they can change meaning in Italian

You do not need to exaggerate too much, but you should clearly pronounce the ss.

Usually classe means class in the sense of:

• a group of students
• a school class
• sometimes a category or class

It can sometimes refer to the classroom group rather than the physical room.

If you specifically mean the physical classroom, Italian often uses:

• aula = classroom

So in most learning contexts, La classe è pronta will be understood as The class is ready.

Italian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb form already shows the person.

Here, è already tells you it means is, so there is no need to add a pronoun.

Italian prefers:

• La classe è pronta.

not usually:

• La classe essa è pronta. (not natural)

This is one of the big differences from English: Italian often does not need an explicit subject pronoun.

The normal, neutral word order is:

• La classe è pronta.

That is the most natural version for most situations.

A different order like Pronta è la classe is possible in poetry, rhetoric, or for special emphasis, but it is not the usual everyday order.

So as a learner, use:

• La classe è pronta.

Yes, both are true.

The basic meaning of pronto/pronta is ready.

Examples:

• Sono pronto. = I am ready.
• La cena è pronta. = Dinner is ready.
• La classe è pronta. = The class is ready.

On the phone, Italians also say Pronto?, which is like saying Hello? or Ready? when answering a call. That is a special usage.

You would make both the noun and the adjective plural:

• Le classi sono pronte.

Breakdown:

• la classe → le classi
• è → sono
• pronta → pronte

This shows agreement in both number and gender:

• classi = feminine plural
• pronte = feminine plural