Darowizna jest gotowa.

Because darowizna is a feminine singular noun, and the adjective has to agree with it.

• darowizna = feminine singular
• gotowa = feminine singular form of gotowy (ready)

Compare:

• Prezent jest gotowy. = The present is ready.
  (prezent is masculine)
• Darowizna jest gotowa. = The donation is ready.
  (darowizna is feminine)
• Jedzenie jest gotowe. = The food is ready.
  (jedzenie is neuter)

So the adjective changes form to match the noun’s gender and number.

Darowizna usually means donation or gift given formally, often in a legal, financial, or charitable sense.

It is not always the same as an everyday gift/present.

Useful comparison:

• darowizna = donation, formal gift, legal transfer
• prezent = present, gift
• podarunek = gift, present, a bit more formal/literary than prezent

So Darowizna jest gotowa sounds more like something from administration, paperwork, or a formal process than casual everyday speech.

Jest is the 3rd person singular present tense of być (to be).

So:

• darowizna = the donation
• jest = is
• gotowa = ready

Together: Darowizna jest gotowa. = The donation is ready.

In Polish, unlike in Russian for example, the verb to be is normally used in the present tense in sentences like this.

Sometimes, but it is not the normal full sentence.

• Darowizna jest gotowa. = standard, complete sentence
• Darowizna gotowa. = shortened, elliptical, headline-like, note-like, or conversational in some contexts

A native speaker might omit jest in very informal speech, labels, messages, or headlines, but learners should usually keep jest in a normal sentence.

So the safest version is:

• Darowizna jest gotowa.

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

You can think of it as answering what is ready?
Answer: darowizna

So:

• darowizna = nominative singular
• jest gotowa = predicate

This is the basic dictionary form of the noun.

Polish word order is fairly flexible, but different orders sound different in emphasis.

The most neutral version is:

• Darowizna jest gotowa.

Other orders are possible, for example:

• Gotowa jest darowizna.
• Jest gotowa darowizna.

But these are less neutral and may sound poetic, emphatic, or context-driven.

For most learners, the best default is:

• subject + jest + adjective
• Darowizna jest gotowa.

The adjective gotowy / gotowa / gotowe often means ready, prepared, or finished/prepared for use, depending on context.

In this sentence, gotowa most naturally means:

• ready
• prepared
• completed and available

For example:

• Obiad jest gotowy. = Dinner is ready.
• Lista jest gotowa. = The list is ready.
• Umowa jest gotowa. = The contract is ready.

So in Darowizna jest gotowa, the exact nuance depends on context, but ready is the basic meaning.

Grammatically, yes. It is correct.

But whether it sounds fully natural depends on context. Since darowizna is a rather formal word, the sentence sounds like something you might hear in:

• legal or tax contexts
• administration
• charity/fundraising systems
• document processing
• a formal discussion of asset transfer

In everyday conversation, people are often more likely to talk about:

• przelew = bank transfer
• wpłata = payment/contribution
• prezent = present
• datek = donation/alms/contribution

So the sentence is correct, but it feels somewhat formal or context-specific.

It is pronounced approximately:

da-ro-VIZ-na

A more detailed English-friendly guide:

• da like da in dark, but shorter
• ro like rolled or tapped ro
• wiz with stress here: VIZ
• na like nah

The stress is on the second-to-last syllable, which is very common in Polish:

• da-ro-WIZ-na

And the full sentence:

• Darowizna jest gotowa.
• approximately: da-ro-VIZ-na yest go-TO-va

Not in this sentence.

Gotowa can absolutely describe a woman, for example:

• Jest gotowa. = She is ready.

But here the noun darowizna is explicitly stated, so gotowa agrees with that noun, not with a person.

So in:

• Darowizna jest gotowa.

gotowa means ready in agreement with the feminine noun darowizna.

The plural would be:

• Darowizny są gotowe. = The donations are ready.

Changes:

• darowizna → darowizny
• jest → są
• gotowa → gotowe

So Polish changes both the verb and the adjective to match number.