Word
Ограничение по весу для личного пользования указано в таможенной декларации.
Meaning
The weight limit for personal use is indicated in the customs declaration.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ограничение по весу для личного пользования указано в таможенной декларации.
в
in
для
for
указать
to indicate
таможенная декларация
the customs declaration
Questions & Answers about Ограничение по весу для личного пользования указано в таможенной декларации.
Why is it указано and not указан, указана, or указаны?
Because the grammatical subject is ограничение (restriction / limit), and that noun is neuter singular.
So the short passive form has to match it:
- указан = masculine singular
- указана = feminine singular
- указано = neuter singular
- указаны = plural
Since ограничение is neuter, Russian uses указано.
What exactly is указано here? Is it a verb?
It comes from the verb указать (to indicate / to specify / to state), but in this sentence указано is a short passive participle used predicatively.
A natural English equivalent is:
- is indicated
- is stated
- is specified
So the structure is basically:
- Ограничение ... указано ...
- The limit ... is stated ...
This is a very common formal/written Russian pattern.
Why does Russian use по весу? What does по mean here?