Сигнал хороший; баланс рахунку низький.

Breakdown of Сигнал хороший; баланс рахунку низький.

хороший
good
низький
low
баланс рахунку
the account balance
сигнал
the signal

Questions & Answers about Сигнал хороший; баланс рахунку низький.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Ukrainian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

  • Сигнал хороший = The signal is good
  • баланс рахунку низький = the account balance is low

This is completely normal.
If you wanted past or future, then forms of бути would appear:

  • Сигнал був хороший = The signal was good
  • Баланс рахунку буде низький = The account balance will be low

Why are хороший and низький in that form?

They are adjectives and they must agree with the nouns they describe.

Here:

  • сигнал is masculine singular
  • баланс is masculine singular

So the adjectives also appear in the masculine singular nominative form:

  • хороший
  • низький

If the noun changed, the adjective would change too:

  • мережа хороша = the network is good
    because мережа is feminine
  • з’єднання хороше = the connection is good
    because з’єднання is neuter

Why is it рахунку and not рахунок?

Because рахунку is the genitive singular form of рахунок.

  • рахунок = account / bill / invoice
  • рахунку = of the account

So:

  • баланс рахунку literally means balance of the account

This is a very common Ukrainian pattern: one noun followed by another noun in the genitive to show possession or relationship.

Compare:

  • номер телефону = phone number
  • центр міста = city center
  • баланс рахунку = account balance

What case are the main words in the sentence?

A helpful breakdown is:

  • Сигналnominative singular
  • хороший — nominative singular masculine adjective
  • баланс — nominative singular
  • рахункуgenitive singular
  • низький — nominative singular masculine adjective

The two main subjects are:

  • сигнал
  • баланс рахунку

And the adjectives хороший and низький act like predicate adjectives: is good, is low.


Why is the adjective after the noun here? I thought adjectives usually come before nouns.

Good question. Ukrainian adjectives often come before nouns when they directly describe them inside a noun phrase:

  • хороший сигнал = a good signal
  • низький баланс рахунку = a low account balance

But in your sentence, the structure is different:

  • Сигнал хороший
  • Баланс рахунку низький

Here the adjective comes after because it is functioning like the English predicate after is:

  • The signal is good
  • The account balance is low

So:

  • хороший сигнал = good signal
  • сигнал хороший = the signal is good

That difference is very important.


Could I also say Хороший сигнал; низький баланс рахунку?

Yes, you could, but it would mean something slightly different in structure.

  • Сигнал хороший; баланс рахунку низький
    = The signal is good; the account balance is low

  • Хороший сигнал; низький баланс рахунку
    = more like two noun phrases: Good signal; low account balance

The original sentence sounds more like a full statement.
The version with adjectives first can sound more like labels, short notes, or interface text.


Why is there a semicolon in the middle?

The semicolon links two separate but related statements:

  • Сигнал хороший
  • баланс рахунку низький

It works much like English semicolons do. It shows a stronger break than a comma, but the ideas are still connected.

You could also see other punctuation depending on context:

  • Сигнал хороший, баланс рахунку низький.
  • Сигнал хороший. Баланс рахунку низький.

The semicolon is just a neat way to keep both short statements together.


Is баланс рахунку a natural way to say account balance?

Yes, it is natural and understandable.

It literally means balance of the account, which is a standard Ukrainian way to express account balance.

Depending on context, Ukrainian might also use other phrases, such as:

  • залишок на рахунку = amount remaining in the account
  • баланс на рахунку = balance on the account

But баланс рахунку is perfectly normal, especially in technical, banking, or mobile-service contexts.


Does рахунок mean only a bank account?

No. Рахунок can have several meanings depending on context, including:

  • account
  • bill
  • invoice
  • sometimes score in certain contexts

In баланс рахунку, the meaning is clearly account.

So context matters a lot with this word.


Is низький the normal word for low in low balance?

Yes, низький is a normal and correct choice.

It means low in the sense of level, amount, or degree.

So:

  • низький баланс = low balance
  • низький рівень сигналу = low signal level

In some contexts, Ukrainian may also use words like малий or different phrasing, but низький is very natural here.


How would this sentence sound if I said it out loud? Where is the stress?

The stress is approximately:

  • сигна́л
  • хоро́ший
  • бала́нс
  • раху́нку
  • ни́зький

So you could read it as:

  • сигна́л хоро́ший; бала́нс раху́нку ни́зький

That stress pattern will help you sound much more natural.


Can the word order be changed?

Yes, Ukrainian word order is fairly flexible, but different orders can change emphasis.

Neutral order here:

  • Сигнал хороший; баланс рахунку низький.

You could also say:

  • Хороший сигнал; низький баланс рахунку.
    This sounds more like brief labels or descriptions.

  • Баланс рахунку низький; сигнал хороший.
    Same meaning, but the balance comes first for emphasis.

The original version is a clear, natural statement.


How would I make this negative?

You usually add не before the adjective:

  • Сигнал не хороший = The signal is not good
  • Баланс рахунку не низький = The account balance is not low

However, in real speech, Ukrainians often prefer a more natural opposite adjective when possible:

  • Сигнал поганий = The signal is bad
  • Баланс рахунку високий = The account balance is high

So grammatically не + adjective works, but stylistically a direct opposite can sound better.


What is the difference between хороший сигнал and Сигнал хороший?

They are close in meaning, but not identical in structure.

  • хороший сигнал = a good signal / good signal
    This is a noun phrase.

  • Сигнал хороший = The signal is good
    This is a full statement.

Think of it this way:

  • хороший сигнал names a thing
  • сигнал хороший says something about that thing

That is why your sentence feels like a complete report or status message.

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