Парковка платная.

Parking is paid.

Breakdown of Парковка платная.

• платный: paid
• парковка: the parking

Questions & Answers about Парковка платная.

Why is there no word for is in Парковка платная?

In Russian, the verb быть (to be) in the present tense is usually omitted.
So instead of a full sentence like Парковка есть платная, modern Russian just says Парковка платная.

Pattern:

• Машина новая. – The car is new.
• Парковка платная. – The parking is paid.

In the past and future, you normally bring быть back: Парковка была платной, Парковка будет платной.

Why is платная feminine?

Парковка is a noun of feminine gender (it ends in -а and is feminine: она, парковка).
Adjectives in Russian agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

So you get:

• feminine singular noun: парковка
• feminine singular adjective: платная

If the noun were masculine or neuter, the adjective would change:

• Паркинг платный. (masculine)
• Место платное. (neuter)

What case is парковка in here, and why?