Пломба й ярлик на місці.

Й and і both mean and.

In this sentence, й is used for euphony: Ukrainian often switches between і and й to make the sentence sound smoother.

So:

• Пломба й ярлик = The seal and the tag
• You could also see Пломба і ярлик, but й sounds more natural here because of the surrounding sounds.

This is very common in Ukrainian and usually does not change the meaning.

In Ukrainian, the verb бути (to be) is often omitted in the present tense.

So:

• Пломба й ярлик на місці. literally looks like
• Seal and tag in place.

But the natural English translation is:

• The seal and tag are in place.

If you wanted to include is/are explicitly in present-tense Ukrainian, that would usually sound unnatural in ordinary speech.

Because на here requires the locative case when it means in/on/at a place.

The dictionary form is:

• місце = place

After на, it becomes:

• на місці = in place / at the place

So this is a normal case change:

• місце → місці

This is one of the most common things learners notice in Ukrainian: prepositions often change the form of the noun that follows.

They are the subject of the sentence, so they are in the nominative case.

Dictionary forms:

• пломба — feminine noun
• ярлик — masculine noun

Here they mean something like:

• The seal and tag

Because they are the things being talked about, they stay in nominative.

It can mean more than just a literal physical place.

На місці often means:

• in its proper place
• where it should be
• present
• still there
• intact / not missing

So in a sentence like this, it often suggests that the seal and tag are still attached or still present as expected.

That is why English might translate it as:

• The seal and tag are in place
• The seal and tag are still there

depending on context.

Пломба has more than one meaning in Ukrainian.

Common meanings include:

• a dental filling
• a seal placed on something for security, inspection, or control

In this sentence, because it appears together with ярлик and на місці, it most likely means a seal rather than a tooth filling.

So this is probably about an object, container, shipment, meter, or something officially sealed.

In modern everyday usage, ярлик usually means:

• tag
• label

In some contexts it can also mean something more historical or specialized, but here the normal meaning is probably tag/label.

So пломба й ярлик suggests two identifying or control-related items attached to something.

The sentence has a compound subject:

• пломба й ярлик = seal and tag

Together, they are plural in meaning. But because the present-tense to be verb is omitted, you do not see a plural verb form.

In English, you must say:

• The seal and tag are in place

In Ukrainian, the structure works without an overt verb:

• Пломба й ярлик на місці.

So the plural idea is understood from the two nouns joined by й.

Yes, Ukrainian word order is fairly flexible, though different orders can shift the emphasis.

Neutral order:

• Пломба й ярлик на місці.

Possible variation:

• На місці пломба й ярлик.

That version is less neutral and may sound more marked or context-dependent, as if emphasizing in place first.

For a learner, the original order is the safest and most natural basic pattern.

Yes, it matters for agreement with adjectives, pronouns, and past-tense verbs.

• пломба — feminine
• ярлик — masculine
• місце — neuter

In this specific sentence, gender does not create any visible agreement problem because there is no adjective modifying both nouns and no past-tense verb.

But if you added adjectives, you would need to match them correctly:

• ціла пломба = an intact seal (feminine)
• цілий ярлик = an intact tag (masculine)

So gender is always worth noticing when learning nouns.

Yes. Та can also mean and.

So these are all possible:

• Пломба й ярлик на місці
• Пломба і ярлик на місці
• Пломба та ярлик на місці

The differences are mostly about style and sound:

• й and і are the most common simple connectors
• та is also normal, but can sound a little more deliberate depending on context

In this sentence, й sounds very natural.

Yes, absolutely.

This is a normal and complete Ukrainian sentence. Ukrainian often uses zero copula in the present tense, especially in short factual statements.

So a Ukrainian speaker naturally understands:

• Пломба й ярлик на місці.

as a full statement meaning that the seal and tag are where they should be.

It is not broken or incomplete Ukrainian.