Кворум уже есть.

Russian есть has two different meanings:

• есть = to eat
• есть = there is / exists / is present

In Кворум уже есть, it is the second meaning: there is already a quorum / the quorum is already present.

You can tell from context. Since кворум is a noun and the sentence is about whether enough people are present, есть clearly means exists / is available / is present.

Russian has no articles, so there is no direct equivalent of a or the.

So кворум can mean:

• a quorum
• the quorum

Which one sounds best depends on context. In English, this sentence will usually be translated as There is already a quorum or The quorum is already present.

Because кворум is the thing that exists / is present in the sentence.

In existential sentences with есть meaning there is, the noun is often in the nominative:

• Время есть. = There is time.
• Шанс есть. = There is a chance.
• Кворум уже есть. = There is already a quorum.

So кворум is simply the subject-like noun of the sentence.

Уже means already.

So:

• Кворум есть. = There is a quorum.
• Кворум уже есть. = There is already a quorum.

It adds the idea that this condition has been reached by now, maybe sooner than expected or at this point in time.

Yes, Russian word order is flexible.

Кворум уже есть is a very natural order. It presents the topic кворум first, then adds already exists / is present.

Other possible orders:

• Уже есть кворум. — more like There is already a quorum.
• Кворум есть уже. — possible, but less neutral and more marked
• Есть уже кворум. — possible in certain contexts, but less common as a neutral sentence

Russian word order often changes emphasis rather than basic meaning.

That is a very common question.

Russian usually omits the present tense of to be when linking a subject and a description:

• Он врач. = He is a doctor.
• Это важно. = This is important.

But here есть does not function as a simple copula. It means exists / is available / is present.

So in Кворум уже есть, есть is meaningful and cannot simply be dropped without changing the tone or structure.

Compare:

• Кворум уже есть. = There is already a quorum.
• Кворум уже. = incomplete in normal speech

Yes, in many situations that is a very natural English translation.

Russian often expresses having something available/present through an existential structure rather than with a direct verb like English have.

So:

• Кворум уже есть. can mean
• There is already a quorum.
• We already have a quorum.

The best English version depends on context, especially whether people are discussing a meeting, vote, or formal proceeding.

It is a borrowed word. Кворум comes ultimately from the Latin-based international term quorum.

It is used in Russian in formal contexts such as:

• meetings
• committees
• assemblies
• voting procedures

Grammatically, it behaves like a normal masculine Russian noun:

• кворум
• кворума
• кворуму and so on.

A natural pronunciation is approximately:

KVOR-um u-ZHE yest'

A bit more precisely:

• кво́рум — stress on the first syllable
• уже́ — stress on the last syllable
• есть — pronounced roughly yest'

So the stress pattern is:

КВО-рум у-ЖЕ есть

Yes, especially in formal or semi-formal situations like meetings.

For example, if enough members have arrived for official business, someone may say:

• Кворум есть.
• Кворум уже есть.

It sounds natural in administrative, legal, academic, or organizational contexts. In casual everyday conversation, the word кворум itself is simply less common because the situation is less common.