Dzieło jest gotowe.

to be

Breakdown of Dzieło jest gotowe.

• gotowy: ready
• dzieło: the work; creation

Questions & Answers about Dzieło jest gotowe.

What does each word in Dzieło jest gotowe mean?

• dzieło = work, piece of work, work of art, creation
• jest = is
• gotowe = ready

So the sentence literally means The work is ready or The piece is ready.

Why is it gotowe and not gotowy or gotowa?

Because dzieło is a neuter noun in Polish.

Polish adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case:

• gotowy = masculine
• gotowa = feminine
• gotowe = neuter

Since dzieło is neuter, the adjective must also be neuter: gotowe.

How do I know that dzieło is neuter?

A very common clue is the ending -o. Many Polish nouns ending in -o are neuter.

So:

• dzieło → neuter
• therefore: dzieło jest gotowe

This is a useful pattern, though not every noun ending tells the whole story in every situation.

What case is dzieło in here?