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, […]

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 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-) -сь (some-, certain) […]

Days of the week (Дні ти́жня) Понеді́лок – MondayВівто́рок – TuesdayСереда́ – WednesdayЧетве́р – ThursdayП’я́тниця – FridayСубо́та – SaturdayНеді́ля – Sunday День – DayТи́ждень – WeekВихідні́ – the weekend Names of the months (На́зви мі́сяців) Сі́чень – JanuaryЛю́тий – FebruaryБе́резень – MarchКві́тень – AprilТра́вень – MayЧе́рвень – JuneЛи́пень – JulyСе́рпень – AugustВе́ресень – SeptemberЖо́втень – […]

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 […]

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 – who Що – what Яки́й – which Котри́й – which (used less frequently)Чий – whose Скі́льки […]

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: Will will go through each category in another lessons. The infinitive is the basic (unconjugated) form of a verb you can find in a dictionary. The […]

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 […]

Personal pronouns (особо́ві займе́нники) are words used to represent people or things. Ukrainian has two singular “you”. One is informal (ти), the other is formal (ви). Singular Plural я – I ми – we ти – you (informal), ви – you (formal) ви – you він, вона́, воно́ – he, she, it вони́ – they […]