Жеребьёвка определила очерёдность.

Because the subject is жеребьёвка, which is a feminine singular noun.

In the past tense, Russian verbs agree with the subject in gender and number:

• masculine: определил
• feminine: определила
• neuter: определило
• plural: определили

So жеребьёвка определила means the draw determined.

Определила is:

• past tense
• feminine singular
• from the verb определить

The basic dictionary form is определить, and here it means something like to determine, to decide, or to establish.

Определить is a perfective verb. Perfective verbs usually present an action as completed and producing a result.

So Жеребьёвка определила очерёдность means that the draw has already been carried out, and as a result, the order is now known.

If you used the imperfective определяла, it would sound more like:

• it was determining
• it used to determine
• it was in the process of determining

That would usually not fit this short sentence as well.

Очерёдность is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of определила.

The verb определить can take a direct object:

• определить победителя
• определить порядок
• определить очерёдность

So here, the draw determined what? — очерёдность.

Because it is an inanimate feminine noun ending in -ь, and for this type of noun, the nominative and accusative singular are often identical.

So:

• nominative: очерёдность
• accusative: очерёдность

This is normal and does not mean it is still nominative; its role in the sentence shows that it is the direct object.

Жеребьёвка means a drawing of lots, random draw, or lot draw.

It is commonly used when people or teams are assigned:

• positions
• opponents
• speaking order
• turns

Typical contexts include sports, competitions, presentations, and any situation where chance decides the order.

They are related, but not the same.

• очерёдность = the sequence or order in which things happen or people go
• очередь = a queue, a line, or someone’s turn
• порядок = order in a broader sense: arrangement, system, proper order

In this sentence, очерёдность is the best choice because it refers specifically to the sequence that the draw established.

Russian does not have articles like the or a/an.

So Жеребьёвка определила очерёдность can mean:

• the draw determined the order
• a draw determined the order

Which one is intended depends on context. In most real situations, the context makes it clear.

The letter ё represents a yo sound and is always stressed.

So:

• жеребьёвка
• очерёдность

In many Russian texts, especially informal or less careful writing, ё is often replaced by е:

• жеребьевка
• очередность

Native speakers can usually still understand the word from context, but for learners it is very helpful to remember the correct ё, because it tells you both the pronunciation and the stress.

The stresses are:

• жеребьёвка
• определила
• очерёдность

So the sentence is pronounced roughly as:

жеребьЁвка определИла очерЁдность

This is especially useful because the stress is not always predictable in Russian.

Yes. Russian word order is flexible, and changing it changes the emphasis more than the basic meaning.

The most neutral version here is:

• Жеребьёвка определила очерёдность.

You could also say:

• Очерёдность определила жеребьёвка.

That version puts more focus on what determined the order.

So the original sentence is natural and neutral, while other orders are possible for emphasis.

It is natural on its own, but in real usage Russian often adds what kind of order is meant, for example:

• Жеребьёвка определила очерёдность выступлений.
• Жеребьёвка определила очерёдность игр.
• Жеребьёвка определила очерёдность участников.

The shorter version is still perfectly fine when the context already makes the type of order obvious.