Autorizația de funcționare este gata.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not in front of it.

• autorizație = an authorization / a permit
• autorizația = the authorization / the permit

So -a here is the feminine singular definite article attached to the noun.

The dictionary form is autorizație.

In this sentence, it appears as autorizația because it means the authorization rather than just an authorization.

This is a very common Romanian pattern:

• carte → cartea = the book
• casă → casa = the house
• autorizație → autorizația = the authorization

Literally, it means something like for functioning / of operation.

So:

• funcționare = functioning, operation
• autorizație de funcționare = authorization/permit for operation, often naturally translated as operating permit or license to operate

Romanian often uses de + noun where English might prefer an adjective or a different structure.

Because Romanian often uses a noun after de to create this kind of official or technical expression.

• a funcționa = to function / to operate
• funcționare = functioning / operation

So autorizație de funcționare is a standard noun phrase, similar to official labels in English like:

• operating permit
• residence permit
• building permit

Using de a funcționa would sound much less natural here.

Este is the 3rd person singular of a fi (to be), so it means is.

The sentence structure is:

• Autorizația de funcționare = the subject
• este = is
• gata = ready

So the sentence literally follows the same basic pattern as English:

The operating permit is ready.

Yes. E is a very common shorter form of este.

So both are correct:

• Autorizația de funcționare este gata.
• Autorizația de funcționare e gata.

The version with este is a bit fuller and can sound slightly more formal or careful.
The version with e is very common in everyday speech.

Gata means ready, and in this use it is generally treated as invariable. That means it does not change its form to match gender or number.

So you can get:

• Autorizația este gata. = The authorization is ready.
• Documentul este gata. = The document is ready.
• Documentele sunt gata. = The documents are ready.

Unlike many Romanian adjectives, gata usually stays gata.

Usually in this sentence, yes. But gata can have a few related meanings depending on context:

• ready
• finished
• done
• sometimes even enough / stop in conversation

Here, este gata most naturally means:

• is ready
• possibly has been completed, depending on context

So if someone is waiting for the permit to be processed, Autorizația de funcționare este gata can imply The permit is ready now or The permit has been completed.

It comes from the verb a funcționa = to function / to operate.

Romanian often forms nouns from verbs, and funcționare is the noun meaning:

• functioning
• operation

So:

• a funcționa = to operate
• funcționare = operation / functioning

That is why autorizație de funcționare works as a fixed administrative expression.

The word order is the normal Romanian pattern:

Subject + verb + complement

• Autorizația de funcționare = subject
• este = verb
• gata = complement

So it is very straightforward and parallels English closely:

The operating permit is ready.

You could change the word order in special contexts for emphasis, but this version is the normal, neutral one.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

ow-toh-ree-ZA-tsya de foonk-tsyo-NA-re ES-te GA-ta

A few useful sounds:

• ț = ts as in cats
• ă = a short central vowel, somewhat like the a in sofa
• ția in autorizația sounds roughly like tsya

More carefully broken down:

• Autorizația → aw-toh-ree-ZA-tsi-a / -tsya
• de → de
• funcționare → funk-tsyo-NA-re
• este → ES-te
• gata → GA-ta

The main stress is typically on:

• autoriZAția
• funcțioNAre
• ESte
• GAta

Yes, very much so. It is a common official/administrative phrase.

It refers to the permit or authorization that allows a business, establishment, or activity to operate legally. In English, depending on context, it might be translated as:

• operating permit
• business operating license
• authorization to operate

So learners should remember it as a natural set phrase, not just as random words put together.

Yes, if the context already makes clear what authorization you mean.

For example:

• Autorizația este gata. = The authorization is ready.

But if you want to be specific, especially in official or administrative language, de funcționare clarifies exactly what kind of authorization it is:

• Autorizația de funcționare este gata. = The operating permit is ready.