Не надсилайте ПІН-код шахраєві.

Breakdown of Не надсилайте ПІН-код шахраєві.

не
not
надсилати
to send
шахрай
the fraudster
ПІН-код
the PIN

Questions & Answers about Не надсилайте ПІН-код шахраєві.

What form is надсилайте?

Надсилайте is the imperative form of the verb надсилати, so it means send! or, with не, don’t send.

More specifically, it is:

  • 2nd person plural imperative
  • also used as a polite/formal singular command

So Не надсилайте = Don’t send.

Is this sentence talking to one person or to several people?

It can be either:

  • to several people: Don’t send...
  • to one person politely/formally: Don’t send...

That is very common in Ukrainian. The ending -йте does both jobs.

If you were speaking to one person informally, you would usually say:

Не надсилай ПІН-код шахраєві.

Why is не written separately?

Because in Ukrainian, не is usually written separately with finite verb forms.

So:

  • надсилайте = send
  • не надсилайте = do not send

This is the normal spelling pattern for negating a verb in a sentence like this.

Why is it шахраєві and not шахрай?

Because шахраєві is in the dative case.

The verb надсилати usually works like send something to someone, and the recipient goes in the dative:

  • ПІН-код = the thing being sent
  • шахраєві = to the scammer

The dictionary form is шахрай. In this sentence, it changes to шахраєві because of its role in the sentence.

Could I also say шахраю instead of шахраєві?

Yes. Both are possible dative singular forms of шахрай:

  • шахраєві
  • шахраю

Both mean to the scammer.

Шахраєві may sound a little fuller or more formal in some contexts, but both are standard and natural.

Why doesn’t ПІН-код change its form here?

Because it is the direct object, so it is in the accusative case, and for many inanimate masculine singular nouns in Ukrainian, the accusative looks the same as the nominative.

So:

  • nominative: ПІН-код
  • accusative: ПІН-код

That is why the form does not visibly change.

Why is it written ПІН-код with capitals and a hyphen?

Because ПІН is an abbreviation, and код is a regular noun.

In Ukrainian, combinations like abbreviation + noun are often written with a hyphen, so:

  • ПІН = the abbreviation
  • код = code
  • together: ПІН-код

The capital letters show that ПІН is an acronym/initialism.

Why use не надсилайте instead of something like не надішліть?

This is about aspect.

In warnings, instructions, and general prohibitions, Ukrainian very often uses the imperfective in negative commands:

  • Не надсилайте... = Don’t send... / Do not send...

This sounds natural for a general rule or safety warning.

A perfective negative imperative can sound more like a warning about one specific completed action, and it is less natural in a broad instruction like this. So Не надсилайте ПІН-код шахраєві is the most natural choice here.

Why is шахраєві singular? Does it mean only one scammer?

No. The singular here can be generic.

So шахраєві means to a scammer in the general sense, not necessarily one specific scammer. This is very normal in warnings and advice.

It works like English Don’t send your PIN to a scammer — not just one particular scammer, but any scammer.

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