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Degrees of comparison of Adjectives
Most adjectives in Ukrainian have three different forms to show degrees of comparison - the positive, the comparative, and the superlative. Comparative and superlative has two forms: simple and hard. Adjectives in the positive degree are used when no comparison is made.
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Adjectives
The adjective (прикме́тник) is a word that describes a noun. It answers the question: Яки́й? / Чий? (which? / what? / what kind? whose?) Ukrainian adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case:
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Vocative case
The Ukrainian language has a vocative case (кли́чний відмі́нок) that is used to address or call someone directly. It is used when you want to get someone's attention, address them in conversation, or call out to them.
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Locative case
The locative case (знахі́дний відмі́нок) is used to express location, either in place or in time, it's not used with the destination. Locative always comes with a preposition: на - on, at, в, у - in, at, and less frequently: о - at (time), по - along (motion), при - by.
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Instrumental case
Instrumental case (орудний відмінок) is used to express that someone or something is used as a means by which an action is archived. The Ukrainian word “орудний” is derived from “орудувати” (to operate with). English uses prepositions "
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Accusative case
The accusative case (знахі́дний відмі́нок) is used to express a direct object of a verb (action). The word “знахідний” comes from the verb “знаходити” (to find). Він його́ ба́чить. - He sees him. Вона́ її́ ба́чить.
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Dative case
The dative case (дава́льний відмі́нок) is used to express an indirect object in a sentence. It indicates to whom (for whom) something is being done. The word “давальний” is derived from Ukrainian “давати” (to give).
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Genitive case
The genitive case (родови́й відмі́нок) shows relationship, origin or possession. The word “родовий” comes from Ukrainian “рід” (a generation). The question you can ask is: "Whose? From where? Of what?" In English nouns, it is usually created by adding 's to the word or by preceding it with "
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Nominative case
The nominative case (називни́й відмі́нок) is used to indicate the subject of a sentence - the person or thing performing the action. The word “називни́й” comes from the word “на́зва” (a name). Dictionaries use this case to list nouns.
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Learn to count in Ukrainian
Let's start with the basics. Here are the cardinal numbers in Ukrainian from 1-10: 1 - оди́н 2 - два 3 - три 4 - чоти́ри 5 - п'ять 6 - шість 7 - сім
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