To make a plural form of a noun we need to know the gender and the group of nouns it belongs to. As you remember from the previous lesson there are three groups of nouns: hard, soft and mixed. Most of the time feminine nouns end in а/я, masculine nouns usually end in a consonant, neuter end in e/o. Masculine / Feminine Neuter Hard + …
Noun declensions
The way noun endings change depends not only on their number and gender, but also on the declension (grammatical group) each noun belongs to. Each group represents a particular set of case endings for gender, number, and case. In Ukrainian, there are 4 declension groups. The first and the second declension are divided into three …
Indefinite and Negative Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns in Ukrainian are used to refer to unspecified or unknown people or things. They do not point to a specific noun, but instead refer to general or indefinite concepts. The Indefinite pronouns are formed by adding particles: де-, аби-, будь-, хтозна-, -сь, -небудь to interrogative pronouns. -небудь (any-) будь- (any-) …
Days of the week (Дні ти́жня) Понеді́лок MondayВівто́рок TuesdayСереда́ WednesdayЧетве́р ThursdayПя́тниця FridayСубо́та SaturdayНеді́ля Sunday День DayТи́ждень WeekВихідні́ the weekend Names of the months (На́зви мі́сяців) Сі́чень JanuaryЛю́тий FebruaryБе́резень MarchКві́тень AprilТра́вень MayЧе́рвень JuneЛи́пень JulyСе́рпень …
Possessive pronouns in Ukrainian are used to indicate ownership or possession of a noun. They are declined to match the gender and number of the noun they are modifying. Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural My мій моя́ моє́ мої́ Your(singular) твій твоя́ твоє́ твої́ His, its його́* його́ його́ його́ Her її́* її́ її́ її́ Our наш на́ша на́ше …
Interrogative and relative pronouns are important parts of speech in Ukrainian language. Interrogative pronouns are used to make questions. The relative pronouns use the same words, but they function as a connection between independent and relative clauses. Хто whoЩо whatЯки́й whichКотри́й which (used less frequently)Чий whoseСкі́льки …
The Ukrainian present tense is used to describe actions or states that are currently happening or are ongoing. Verbs in the present tense agree in person and number with the subject of the sentence. Ukrainian verbs are divided into two conjugation groups. How can I determine which conjugation a verb belongs to? Verbs whose infinitive …
Verb (дієсло́во) is a word that describes the state or action of an object.Хло́пець чита́є кни́гу. The boy reads the book. Ukrainian verbs have the following grammatical categories: Tense: past, present and future. Aspect: perfective and imperfective. Transivity: transitive and intransitive verbs. Voice: active, passive and reflexive. …
All nouns in Ukrainian have a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine and neuter. The feminine form of occupation name is constructed by adding a suffix -к-, -иц-, -ин- or -ес- to the masculine form. The masculine form is perceived as the neutral name of the occupation, which can be used for men and women. The usage of feminine forms is …
Ukrainian Grammatical Cases
There are 7 grammatical cases in Ukrainian. We need them to show the relationship between words in a sentence. Grammatical cases apply to nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and numerals. Ukrainian, unlike English, doesnt have a fixed word order. You can move the words around without changing the core meaning of a sentence, though this works …