Пломба й ярлик на місці.

The security seal and the label are in place.

Breakdown of Пломба й ярлик на місці.

• на: on
• місце: the place
• й: and
• ярлик: the product label; tag

Questions & Answers about Пломба й ярлик на місці.

What does й mean here, and why is it not і?

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.

Why is there no word for are in the sentence?

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.

Why is місці not місце?