Questions & Answers about У магазині вісімдесят товарів.
Why is магазині and not магазин?
Because after the preposition у meaning in, the noun магазин usually goes into the locative case.
- dictionary form: магазин = store, shop
- locative singular: магазині = in the store
So:
- магазин = a store
- у магазині = in the store
This is very common in Ukrainian: a preposition changes the form of the noun that follows it.
Why is товарів and not товари?
Because after numerals like п’ять (5), шість (6), десять (10), двадцять (20), вісімдесят (80), Ukrainian normally uses the genitive plural form of the noun.
So:
- товар = product, item, goods item
- товари = products/items
- товарів = of products/items → genitive plural
After вісімдесят, the correct form is товарів.
This is a key pattern:
- один товар
- два / три / чотири товари
- п’ять товарів
- вісімдесят товарів
Why is there no word for are in the sentence?