Odczyt licznika jest gotowy.

Odczyt literally means reading or readout. In this sentence, it means the meter reading as a result, not the action of reading.

So odczyt licznika means the meter reading.

A useful distinction:

• odczyt = the reading/result
• odczytywanie = the act/process of reading

Because Polish often uses the genitive case after one noun to show a relationship like of in English.

So:

• licznik = meter, counter
• licznika = of the meter / meter’s

That means:

• odczyt licznika = reading of the meter = meter reading

This is a very common pattern in Polish:

• numer telefonu = phone number
• kolor auta = color of the car
• wynik testu = result of the test

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

The structure is:

• Odczyt licznika = subject
• jest = is
• gotowy = ready

So the sentence is built like:

• [subject] + [to be] + [adjective]

Because gotowy has to agree with odczyt, which is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective also appears in the masculine singular nominative form:

• gotowy

Compare:

• odczyt jest gotowy → masculine singular
• faktura jest gotowa → feminine singular
• zadanie jest gotowe → neuter singular
• wyniki są gotowe → plural

Here, jest means is.

In present-tense Polish, the verb to be is often omitted in some informal or special contexts, but in a normal sentence like this, jest sounds natural and standard.

So:

• Odczyt licznika jest gotowy. = normal, complete sentence

You might sometimes see omission in headlines, notes, or very compressed speech, but for learners it is best to keep jest here.

Here gotowy can mean things like:

• ready
• prepared
• available
• complete

So depending on context, the sentence may suggest:

• the meter reading has been prepared
• the reading is available now
• the reading process is complete and the result is ready

The exact nuance depends on the situation.

Usually, yes. Licznik can mean a meter or counter, depending on context.

Common meanings include:

• electricity meter
• gas meter
• water meter
• a numerical counter

In the phrase odczyt licznika, native speakers will very often think of a utility meter reading.

No, Polish word order is fairly flexible, but different orders sound more or less natural depending on emphasis.

The neutral order is:

• Odczyt licznika jest gotowy.

You could also say:

• Gotowy jest odczyt licznika.

That sounds more marked or stylistic, with focus on gotowy.

For most learners, the original order is the safest and most natural.

Because Polish does not have articles like a or the.

So:

• odczyt can mean a reading or the reading
• licznika can mean of a meter or of the meter

The context tells you which one is meant. In this sentence, English will usually translate it as the meter reading is ready.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

OD-chyt leech-NEE-kah yest go-TOH-vih

A few notes:

• cz sounds roughly like ch in chocolate
• y is a vowel that does not exist exactly in English; it is not the same as ee
• stress in Polish usually falls on the second-to-last syllable
  • OD-czyt
  • licz-NI-ka
  • go-TO-wy

Yes, you might hear odczyt z licznika, which literally means a reading from the meter.

The difference is small:

• odczyt licznika = meter reading
• odczyt z licznika = reading from the meter

The version without z is more compact and feels like a standard noun phrase. Both can be understandable, but odczyt licznika is a very natural choice.

It is basically neutral and perfectly normal in technical, administrative, or service-related contexts.

It sounds like something you might see:

• in a utility company app
• on a service webpage
• in a device interface
• in a customer message

It is not especially casual, but it is not overly formal either.

If you wanted to say The meter readings are ready, you would say:

Odczyty liczników są gotowe.

Changes:

• odczyt → odczyty (plural)
• licznika → liczników (genitive plural)
• jest → są
• gotowy → gotowe

This shows how nouns and adjectives change form in Polish depending on number and grammar.