Багетная мастерская открыта.

open

Breakdown of Багетная мастерская открыта.

• багетная мастерская: the framing shop

Questions & Answers about Багетная мастерская открыта.

Why is открыта used here instead of открытая?

Because открыта is the short form of the adjective открытый and is commonly used in Russian to mean is open in a predicate:

• Мастерская открыта. = The workshop is open.

The long form открытая usually describes a noun directly:

• открытая мастерская = an open workshop

So in this sentence, открыта means the state of the workshop, not just a permanent descriptive quality.

Why does открыта end in -а?

It agrees with мастерская, which is feminine singular.

Short-form adjectives change by gender and number:

• masculine: открыт
• feminine: открыта
• neuter: открыто
• plural: открыты

Since мастерская is feminine, you get открыта.

Is there a missing word for is in this sentence?

Yes—if you think in English terms, there is an implied is.

Russian normally omits to be in the present tense:

• Багетная мастерская открыта. = The baguette/framing workshop is open.

There is no present-tense word like is in ordinary Russian sentences of this type.

Why is in the feminine form?