Дубликат уже готов.

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So Дубликат уже готов literally looks like:

• duplicate already ready

but it means:

• The duplicate is already ready

This is completely normal in Russian. Compare:

• Дубликат уже готов = The duplicate is already ready.
• Дубликат был готов = The duplicate was already ready.
• Дубликат будет готов = The duplicate will be ready.

In the past and future, Russian does use forms of быть.

Russian has no articles, so there is no direct equivalent of the or a/an.

That means дубликат can mean:

• the duplicate
• a duplicate

The exact meaning depends on context. In many situations, English will naturally translate it as the duplicate if both speakers already know which duplicate is meant.

It is nominative singular.

In this sentence, дубликат is the subject, so nominative is the expected case:

• дубликат = duplicate, copy, replacement original

You are seeing the dictionary form here.

Готов is the short form of the adjective готовый.

Russian often uses the short form after the subject to mean ready in a predicate:

• Документ готов = The document is ready.
• Заказ готов = The order is ready.
• Дубликат готов = The duplicate is ready.

The long form готовый is more often used before a noun:

• готовый дубликат = a ready duplicate

So in Дубликат уже готов, the short form готов is the normal choice.

Because дубликат is a masculine singular noun, and the short-form adjective agrees with it.

Here are the forms:

• masculine: готов
• feminine: готова
• neuter: готово
• plural: готовы

Examples:

• Копия уже готова = The copy is already ready.
• Письмо уже готово = The letter is already ready.
• Документы уже готовы = The documents are already ready.

Not always.

Дубликат often means an official or functional duplicate, such as:

• a duplicate document
• a replacement certificate
• a duplicate key
• a second issued version of something

Копия is a broader, more general word for copy.

So дубликат can sound a bit more specific or official than копия. In office, legal, or administrative contexts, дубликат is very common.

Уже means already.

It tells you that the state of being ready has been reached by now, possibly earlier than expected or relevant at this moment.

So:

• Дубликат готов = The duplicate is ready.
• Дубликат уже готов = The duplicate is already ready.

This little word is extremely common in everyday Russian.

Yes. Russian word order is flexible, although the neutral order here is very natural:

• Дубликат уже готов

You may also hear:

• Уже готов дубликат
• Дубликат готов уже

These alternatives can shift emphasis a little:

• Дубликат уже готов = neutral, straightforward
• Уже готов дубликат = emphasis on already ready
• Дубликат готов уже = can sound more conversational or contrastive depending on context

For learners, Дубликат уже готов is the safest and most neutral version.

Yes, depending on context.

In English, we often say:

• The document is ready
• The order is done
• The copy has been prepared

Russian may still use готов in all these situations.

So Дубликат уже готов could mean:

• the duplicate is ready
• the duplicate has already been prepared
• the duplicate is already done

The best English wording depends on the situation.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• dublikát uzhé gotóv

Stress falls on:

• дубликАт
• ужЕ
• готОв

A rough English approximation is:

• doo-blee-KAHT oo-ZHE go-TOF

The final в in готов is pronounced like f because of final devoicing, so it sounds like gotof, not gotov.