Абонентская плата указана в счёте за коммунальные услуги.

Not usually. In this sentence, абонентская плата means something like subscription fee, monthly fee, or service charge.

Even though абонент can mean subscriber or customer, the full expression абонентская плата is a fixed phrase used for a recurring charge for a service.

So it is better understood as:

• subscription fee
• monthly charge
• service fee

rather than a literal word-for-word translation.

Because указана agrees with плата, which is a feminine singular noun.

The word указана is a short passive participle from указать and it changes to match the noun:

• указан — masculine
• указана — feminine
• указано — neuter
• указаны — plural

Since плата is feminine, Russian uses указана.

It is a short-form passive participle.

The full form would be something like указанная, but Russian often uses the short form in sentences meaning is indicated, is stated, is listed, or is specified.

So:

• Абонентская плата указана... = The subscription fee is indicated/listed...

This short form is very common in formal, written, and administrative language.

Because after в meaning in, Russian normally uses the prepositional case.

The dictionary form is счёт. In the prepositional singular, it becomes:

• счёт → в счёте

So:

• в счёте = in the bill / in the invoice

This is a normal case change after в when location is meant.

Here за means for in the sense of for services or covering services.

So:

• счёт за коммунальные услуги = a bill for utility services

After за in this meaning, Russian uses the accusative case.

That is why you get:

• коммунальные услуги — accusative plural

In this specific phrase, the accusative plural looks the same as the nominative plural because услуги is an inanimate noun.

It is in the accusative plural.

Why? Because the phrase is счёт за что? — a bill for what? After за with this meaning, Russian uses the accusative.

Forms:

• nominative plural: коммунальные услуги
• accusative plural: коммунальные услуги

They look identical here, which is normal for many inanimate plural nouns.

Because it describes услуги, and услуги is plural.

The singular would be:

• коммунальная услуга = a utility service

But in real usage, people usually talk about utilities as a group, so Russian commonly uses the plural:

• коммунальные услуги

The adjective must agree with the noun:

• коммунальная
  • singular feminine noun
• коммунальные
  • plural noun

Yes, Russian word order is fairly flexible.

The sentence:

• Абонентская плата указана в счёте за коммунальные услуги.

could also be rearranged, for example:

• В счёте за коммунальные услуги указана абонентская плата.

Both are grammatical. The difference is mainly in emphasis:

• Абонентская плата указана... emphasizes the subscription fee
• В счёте... указана абонентская плата emphasizes where it is listed

Russian often changes word order to highlight different parts of the sentence.

Yes in meaning, but счёт is the more correct spelling when the pronunciation includes ё.

In many everyday texts, Russians write е instead of ё, so you may often see:

• счет

But it is pronounced like счёт, not счет with plain e.

For learners, it is useful to remember the dictionary form with ё:

• счёт
• в счёте

It sounds natural, but somewhat formal or administrative.

Words like:

• указана
• счёт
• коммунальные услуги

are common in official documents, bills, and customer-service language.

In casual conversation, a person might say something less formal, depending on context. But for written notices, invoices, or official explanations, this sentence sounds completely normal.

Russian does not have articles like a or the.

So a noun like счёт can mean:

• a bill
• the bill

The exact meaning depends on context.

In this sentence, English would probably use the:

• The subscription fee is listed in the utility bill.

But Russian simply does not mark that distinction with articles.

Yes. Указана can often be translated in several similar ways, depending on context:

• indicated
• stated
• listed
• specified
• shown

In bills, forms, and official texts, all of these may work. The best English translation depends on what sounds most natural in the situation.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

abonYENT-skaya PLA-ta ukazA-na f schYOH-tye za kamunAL-nyye usLOO-gi

A few useful stress points:

• абонЕнтская
• плАта
• указАна
• счЁте
• коммунАльные
• услУги

The combination в счёте is often pronounced more like ф счёте in connected speech, because в is devoiced before the voiceless с/щ sound.

Usually no, not with the same meaning.

• счёт за коммунальные услуги means bill for utility services
• коммунальный счёт would sound less standard and may be unclear or unnatural in many contexts

Russian strongly prefers the fixed-type phrase:

• счёт за коммунальные услуги

So it is best to learn that whole expression as a unit.