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Questions & Answers about Финансовый отчёт готов.
What is the grammatical structure of Финансовый отчёт готов?
It’s a simple present-tense sentence with a noun phrase (Финансовый отчёт) in the nominative case serving as the subject, followed by a predicate expressed by the short-form adjective готов (“(is) ready”).
Why is готов used instead of готовый?
Готов is the short-form adjective used predicatively to indicate a state or condition (“is ready”). The full form готовый is used attributively before a noun (e.g. готовый отчёт meaning “ready report”) and is not used as the predicate in a simple sentence.
Where is the equivalent of the verb “is” in this Russian sentence?
In Russian, the present-tense copula есть (“is/are”) is normally omitted. The predicate link between subject and adjective is understood without an explicit “to be.”
Why is there no article like “the” before “financial report”?
Russian does not have definite or indefinite articles. Context alone conveys whether something is definite or indefinite.
What case, gender, and number are Финансовый and отчёт in?
Both words are masculine singular in the nominative case. The adjective финансовый agrees with отчёт in gender, number, and case.
How do you pronounce финансовый отчёт готов, and where are the stress marks?
Approximate pronunciation: fee-nan-SOH-viy aht-CHYOT ga-TOHV.
– финансовый: stress on со
– отчёт: stress on чёт
– готов: stress on тов
Why is отчёт spelled with ё instead of е?
The letter ё always represents the sound “yo” and marks the stressed syllable. In many printed texts the diacritic may be dropped (written as отчет), but it is still pronounced yo.
How would you say “The financial report is not ready”?
You insert не before the adjective:
Финансовый отчёт не готов.
How does the short-form adjective готов change for feminine, neuter, and plural subjects?
Short-form adjectives agree in gender and number:
– Feminine: готова
– Neuter: готово
– Plural: готовы
E.g. Задача готова. / Письмо готово. / Документы готовы.
Can I use подготовлен instead of готов, and what’s the difference?
Yes. Подготовлен is a passive past participle meaning “has been prepared.”
– Финансовый отчёт готов emphasizes the current state (“is ready”).
– Финансовый отчёт подготовлен is more formal and highlights the action of preparation itself.