Treaba este gata.

Treabă is a very common Romanian word with a broad meaning. Depending on context, it can mean:

• task
• job
• work
• thing to do
• sometimes even business or matter

In Treaba este gata, it most naturally means the job / the work / the task.

So this sentence is something like:

• The job is done
• The work is finished
• The task is ready

The exact English wording depends on context.

Because treaba is the definite singular form.

• treabă = a task / work
• treaba = the task / the work

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

So:

• treabă → indefinite
• treaba → definite

This is one of the most important patterns in Romanian.

Este means is.

It is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a fi = to be.

So:

• treaba = the job / the work
• este = is
• gata = ready / finished / done

In everyday speech, Romanians very often use the shorter form e instead of este:

• Treaba e gata.

That is completely normal and very common.

In this use, gata is generally treated as invariable, so it does not change to match the noun.

That means you can have:

• Treaba este gata.
• Băiatul este gata.
• Fata este gata.
• Copiii sunt gata.

Even though the subject changes in gender and number, gata stays gata.

This is different from many regular Romanian adjectives, which do change form. So yes, it is very normal that it stays gata here.

It can mean both, depending on context.

With Treaba este gata, English speakers will often understand it as:

• The work is finished
• The job is done

But in other contexts, gata can mean ready:

• Sunt gata. = I’m ready.
• Masa e gata. = The meal is ready.

So gata has a wider meaning than just one English word. A good basic idea is:

• ready
• done
• finished

Yes. Treaba e gata is very natural and common.

The difference is mainly style:

• este = a bit fuller, more careful, sometimes slightly more formal
• e = very common in everyday speech

Both are correct.

Yes, but Treaba este gata is the most neutral word order.

Romanian is a bit more flexible than English, so you may also hear things like:

• Este gata treaba? = Is the work finished?
• Gata e treaba. = more marked, with special emphasis

For a learner, the safest normal pattern is:

• subject + a fi + predicate
• Treaba este gata.

That is the standard, neutral version.

Normally, no. In a regular sentence like this, Romanian needs the verb a fi.

So:

• Treaba este gata. = correct
• Treaba e gata. = correct
• Treaba gata. = not normal standard Romanian

You may occasionally see omission in very informal notes, headlines, or special stylistic contexts, but as a learner you should keep este/e.

You add nu before the verb:

• Treaba nu este gata.
• Treaba nu e gata.

This means:

• The work is not finished
• The job isn’t ready
• The task isn’t done

So the pattern is:

• nu + verb

A very common way is simply to use intonation in speech:

• Treaba este gata?
• Treaba e gata?

You can also put the verb first:

• Este gata treaba?
• E gata treaba?

All of these are understandable. For beginners, Treaba e gata? is an easy and natural pattern.

Yes, it is completely natural.

It sounds like something someone might say when checking whether a task has been completed:

• Treaba este gata.
• Treaba e gata.

In everyday conversation, the shorter version with e is probably more common, but the full version with este is perfectly correct and natural too.