Cușca de transport este gata.

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

• cușcă = a cage / cage
• cușca = the cage

So Cușca de transport means the transport cage or the carrier.

A rough pronunciation is KOOSH-kah.

A few useful sound notes:

• c before u sounds like k
• u is like oo in food
• ș sounds like sh in shoe
• ă is a short, neutral vowel, something like the a in sofa

So Cușca is approximately KOOSH-ka.

Literally, de transport means of transport or for transport, but in natural English we usually translate it as something like:

• transport cage
• carrier
• cage for transport

In Romanian, de + noun is a very common way to describe the type or purpose of something.

Examples:

• bilet de avion = plane ticket
• sală de sport = gym
• cușcă de transport = transport cage / carrier

So this is a normal Romanian structure, even though the literal wording may sound unusual in English.

It could be cușca pentru transport, and that would mean the cage for transport, but cușca de transport is more natural and compact when naming the type of object.

A helpful distinction:

• de transport = identifies the kind/category of cage
• pentru transport = emphasizes its purpose more explicitly

In many everyday contexts, Romanian prefers de + noun for this kind of label.

Yes. Este and e both mean is.

• este = fuller, slightly more formal or careful
• e = shorter, very common in everyday speech

So both of these are fine:

• Cușca de transport este gata.
• Cușca de transport e gata.

The meaning is the same.

Gata usually means:

• ready
• done
• finished

In this sentence, este gata means the cage/carrier is ready.

Depending on context, gata can also be used in other ways:

• Sunt gata. = I’m ready.
• Gata! = Done! / That’s it! / Enough!

So it is a very common and useful word.

Because gata is commonly treated as invariable in this kind of use. It often stays the same regardless of gender or number.

For example:

• Băiatul este gata. = The boy is ready.
• Fata este gata. = The girl is ready.
• Ei sunt gata. = They are ready.

So even though cușca is feminine singular, gata still stays gata.

The neutral, most straightforward order is:

• Cușca de transport este gata.

You can change the order in Romanian, including:

• Este gata cușca de transport.

But changing the order usually changes the focus or emphasis a bit. The version with the subject first is the safest and most neutral for learners.

Cușcă is a feminine noun.

One clue is its singular indefinite form ending in -ă, which is very common for feminine nouns in Romanian.

You can also see its feminine definite form:

• cușcă = a cage
• cușca = the cage

That -a definite ending is typical for many feminine singular nouns.

Here, transport is a noun.

The structure is:

• cușca = the cage
• de transport = for transport / transport-related

Romanian often uses a noun after de where English might prefer an adjective or a compound noun. So although English says transport cage, Romanian expresses it with noun + de + noun.