Ми беремо ліхтарик, навіть якщо свічка є.

Навіть якщо means even if.

It introduces a condition that does not change the main action. In this sentence, the main idea is Ми беремо ліхтарик; the clause навіть якщо свічка є means that this is still true under that condition.

So a learner can treat навіть якщо as a very common fixed expression meaning even if.

Because навіть якщо свічка є is a subordinate clause.

Ukrainian normally separates this kind of clause with a comma, just as English often does with clauses introduced by even if, because, when, and so on.

So: Ми беремо ліхтарик, навіть якщо свічка є.

is punctuated in the normal way.

It actually is in the accusative, but for an inanimate masculine singular noun, the accusative looks the same as the nominative.

So:

• nominative: ліхтарик
• accusative: ліхтарик

That is why after беремо you still see ліхтарик.

This is very common in Ukrainian. Compare it with an animate masculine noun, where the accusative usually changes:

• nominative: брат
• accusative: брата

Because свічка is the subject of the clause свічка є.

Here є means something like exists / is present / is available, so the structure is closer to a candle is there than to we have a candle.

Since свічка is the subject, it stays in the nominative:

• свічка = nominative singular

If the candle were a direct object, then you would get свічку instead, for example:

• Ми маємо свічку = We have a candle

Here є means there is, exists, or is present.

This is important because Ukrainian often leaves out the present-tense verb to be in sentences like:

• Він лікар = He is a doctor

But є can still be used when the meaning is more like exists / is available / is indeed there.

So свічка є is not just the candle is in the English sense. It is more like:

• there is a candle
• a candle is available
• a candle exists

It is understandable, but it is a bit more marked than some other versions.

A more neutral everyday order is often:

• навіть якщо є свічка

Putting є at the end, as in свічка є, can sound more emphatic, almost like:

• even if there really is a candle
• even if a candle is available after all

So the given sentence is grammatical, but many speakers would find Ми беремо ліхтарик, навіть якщо є свічка more neutral in ordinary speech.

It can mean any of those, depending on context.

Беремо is the present tense of the imperfective verb брати / братися? Here it is from брати = to take.

In Ukrainian, the present tense of an imperfective verb can express:

• a general fact: we take
• a habitual action: we usually take
• an action happening now: we are taking

So this sentence could mean:

• We take a flashlight, even if there is a candle
  or
• We’re taking a flashlight, even if there is a candle

Context tells you which one is intended.

Yes, Ukrainian can often leave it out.

Because the verb ending in беремо already shows we, the subject pronoun is not always necessary. So you could also say:

• Беремо ліхтарик, навіть якщо свічка є.

Including ми can add:

• emphasis
• contrast
• clarity

For example, ми may suggest something like we, as opposed to someone else.

Because Ukrainian has no articles.

That means there is no direct equivalent of English a or the. Whether a noun is definite or indefinite usually comes from:

• context
• word order
• extra words such as цей = this, той = that, якийсь = some, etc.

So ліхтарик can mean:

• a flashlight
• the flashlight

and свічка can mean:

• a candle
• the candle

depending on the situation.

Yes. Ліхтарик commonly means a small portable light, which in American English is usually flashlight and in British English is often torch.

It is a very common everyday word.

Related words:

• ліхтар can mean lamp, lantern, or even streetlight depending on context
• ліхтарик is the smaller, everyday portable kind

So flashlight is a very good translation here.

Yes. If the intended meaning is simply We take a flashlight even if there is a candle, many speakers would probably say:

• Ми беремо ліхтарик, навіть якщо є свічка.

That sounds a bit more neutral than свічка є.

Another possible version, if the idea is even if we have a candle, would be:

• Ми беремо ліхтарик, навіть якщо маємо свічку.

So the original sentence is understandable, but learners should know that word order and verb choice can make it sound more natural depending on what exactly is meant.