Термоголовка закрыта.

The thermostatic radiator valve head is closed.

Breakdown of Термоголовка закрыта.

• закрыть: to close
• термоголовка: the thermostatic radiator valve head

Questions & Answers about Термоголовка закрыта.

Why is there no word for is in Термоголовка закрыта?

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

So:

• Термоголовка закрыта = The thermostatic valve head is closed
• literally: Thermostatic-head closed

Russian normally does not say Термоголовка есть закрыта in this kind of sentence.

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

• Термоголовка была закрыта = The thermostatic valve head was closed
• Термоголовка будет закрыта = The thermostatic valve head will be closed

Why is it закрыта, not закрытый, закрыто, or закрыт?

Because закрыта agrees with термоголовка, which is:

• feminine
• singular

The short-form adjective/participle changes depending on gender and number:

• закрыт — masculine
• закрыта — feminine
• закрыто — neuter
• закрыты — plural

Since термоголовка is feminine, Russian uses закрыта.

What kind of word is закрыта here?