Суперник готовий.

The opponent is ready.

Breakdown of Суперник готовий.

• готовий: ready
• суперник: the opponent

Questions & Answers about Суперник готовий.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So:

• Суперник готовий. = The opponent is ready.

Literally, Ukrainian often just says Opponent ready where English requires is.

If you want past or future, forms of бути appear:

• Суперник був готовий. = The opponent was ready.
• Суперник буде готовий. = The opponent will be ready.

What part of speech is готовий here?

Готовий is an adjective meaning ready.

In this sentence it is used predicatively, which means it describes the subject after an implied is:

• Суперник готовий. = The opponent is ready.

This is similar to English ready in He is ready. It is not an adverb.

Why does готовий end in -ий?