Dzieło jest gotowe.

• 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.

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.

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.

It is in the nominative case.

In a basic sentence like X is Y, the subject is usually in the nominative:

• Dzieło = the subject
• jest gotowe = says something about the subject

So this is the standard dictionary form of the noun.

Yes. In Polish, the adjective agrees with the noun even when it comes after jest.

So:

• Obraz jest gotowy = The painting is ready / masculine
• Praca jest gotowa = The work is ready / feminine
• Dzieło jest gotowe = The work is ready / neuter

English does not do this, but Polish does.

Usually in the present tense, standard Polish normally keeps jest in a sentence like this:

• Dzieło jest gotowe.

You may sometimes hear shortened or headline-like versions such as:

• Dzieło gotowe!

That sounds more like The work is ready!, Done!, or a punchy announcement. But for a normal full sentence, jest is the standard form.

Not always. Dzieło often sounds more elevated or specific than the English word work.

It can mean:

• a work of art
• a piece of work
• a creation
• an important or completed work

In everyday contexts, other words may be more natural:

• praca = work, job, assignment
• projekt = project
• utwór = work, especially a literary or musical work

So Dzieło jest gotowe can sound a bit formal, artistic, or literary depending on context.

Both can sometimes be translated as finished or ready, but they are not exactly the same.

• gotowe = ready
  • emphasizes that something is prepared and in a state for use/presentation
• skończone = finished/completed
  • emphasizes that the process has ended

So:

• Dzieło jest gotowe = the work is ready
• Dzieło jest skończone = the work is finished

In some contexts, both are possible, but gotowe focuses more on readiness.

Yes. Polish word order is more flexible than English, though the basic order here is very natural:

• Dzieło jest gotowe.

Other possible orders include:

• Gotowe jest dzieło.
• Dzieło gotowe.

These are less neutral and may sound more literary, emphatic, or context-dependent.

For learners, the safest and most neutral version is:

• Dzieło jest gotowe.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• dzieło ≈ JEHW-wo or DZYEH-wo
• jest ≈ yest
• gotowe ≈ go-TO-ve

A few useful notes:

• dz / dź / dzi-type sounds can be tricky for English speakers.
• ł is pronounced like English w.
• Polish stress is usually on the second-to-last syllable:
  • DZIE-ło
  • jest
  • go-TO-we

Not only, but that is one very common use.

Depending on context, dzieło can mean:

• a work of art
• a piece of work
• a creation
• a significant work

So if you saw Dzieło jest gotowe without context, many learners might imagine an artistic or literary work first.

You add nie before jest:

• Dzieło nie jest gotowe. = The work is not ready.

That is the normal way to negate a sentence with jest.

You would use the plural:

• Dzieła są gotowe.

Changes:

• dzieło → dzieła = plural
• jest → są = are
• gotowe stays gotowe here because it is the plural non-masculine-personal form

So:

• Dzieło jest gotowe. = The work is ready.
• Dzieła są gotowe. = The works are ready.