Breakdown of Таможенная пошлина указана в документе.
в
in
документ
the document
указать
to indicate
таможенная пошлина
the customs duty
Questions & Answers about Таможенная пошлина указана в документе.
Why does таможенная end in -ая?
Because it agrees with пошлина, which is a feminine singular nominative noun.
- пошлина = a feminine noun
- таможенный = the dictionary form of the adjective, meaning customs
- feminine singular nominative form = таможенная
So таможенная пошлина means customs duty, with the adjective matching the noun in gender, number, and case.
Why is пошлина in the nominative case?
Because it is the subject of the sentence.
In Таможенная пошлина указана в документе, the thing being talked about is the customs duty. That is why таможенная пошлина is in the nominative.
A rough grammatical breakdown is:
- Таможенная пошлина = subject
- указана = predicate
- в документе = location / where it is indicated
What exactly is указана here?
Указана is the short-form passive participle of указать.
In this sentence, it means something like:
- is indicated
- is stated
- is specified
- is listed
So the whole sentence has a passive meaning: the customs duty is indicated in the document.
This is a very common Russian pattern in formal or written language.