Stacja kontroli pojazdów jest blisko.

The vehicle inspection station is nearby.

Breakdown of Stacja kontroli pojazdów jest blisko.

• być: to be
• blisko: nearby
• stacja kontroli pojazdów: the vehicle inspection station

Questions & Answers about Stacja kontroli pojazdów jest blisko.

Why is it kontroli pojazdów instead of kontrola pojazdy?

Because Polish often builds noun phrases with the pattern noun + genitive, where English would often use a noun as an adjective or use of.

So:

• stacja = station
• kontroli = of inspection / inspection
• pojazdów = of vehicles / vehicles

Literally, the phrase is something like station of inspection of vehicles.

The base forms are:

• kontrola = inspection
• pojazd = vehicle

But after another noun, they change to the genitive:

• kontrola → kontroli (genitive singular)
• pojazdy / pojazd → pojazdów (genitive plural)

What case is stacja in?

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

The sentence is about the station, and the verb jest agrees with that singular subject:

• stacja = station
• jest = is

Also, stacja is a feminine noun, but in the present tense the verb form jest does not show gender.

Why is jest used here? Can it be omitted?