Ремень для переноски готов, а разборка мебели началась.

The carrying strap is ready, and furniture disassembly has begun.

Breakdown of Ремень для переноски готов, а разборка мебели началась.

• а: and
• готов: ready
• начаться: to begin
• ремень для переноски: the carrying strap

Questions & Answers about Ремень для переноски готов, а разборка мебели началась.

Why is it готов and not готовый?

Готов is the short form of the adjective готовый.

In Russian, short-form adjectives are very commonly used:

• as the predicate of the sentence
• especially for temporary states or conditions

So:

• Ремень готов = The strap is ready
• готовый ремень = a ready/finished strap (used before a noun as a description)

Here, готов agrees with ремень, which is:

• masculine
• singular

That is why the form is готов.

Other forms would be:

• готова for feminine
• готово for neuter
• готовы for plural

Why is there no word for is in Ремень ... готов?

In Russian, the verb to be is normally not expressed in the present tense.

So where English says:

• The strap is ready

Russian simply says:

• Ремень готов

This is completely normal. Russian often leaves out is / are / am in present-tense statements.

But in the past or future, forms of быть do appear:

• Ремень был готов = The strap was ready
• Ремень будет готов = The strap will be ready

What does для переноски mean grammatically?