Очерёдность записана на доске.

to write

Breakdown of Очерёдность записана на доске.

• на: on/at
• доска: the board
• очерёдность: the order; sequence

Questions & Answers about Очерёдность записана на доске.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So where English says The order is written on the board, Russian simply says:

Очерёдность записана на доске.

Literally, it is more like Order written on the board, but Russian grammar understands the missing is automatically.

If you put this into the past or future, a form of быть would appear:

• Очерёдность была записана на доске. = The order was written on the board.
• Очерёдность будет записана на доске. = The order will be written on the board.

Why is записана feminine?

Because it agrees with очерёдность, and очерёдность is a feminine noun.

You can often recognize feminine nouns of this type by the ending -ость:

• возможность
• скорость
• очерёдность

So the short-form passive participle must also be feminine:

• masculine: записан
• feminine: записана
• neuter: записано
• plural: записаны

What kind of form is записана?