Безконтактна оплата є у виписці з рахунку.

Breakdown of Безконтактна оплата є у виписці з рахунку.

у
in
бути
to be
виписка з рахунку
the account statement
безконтактна оплата
contactless payment

Questions & Answers about Безконтактна оплата є у виписці з рахунку.

Why does безконтактна end in ?

Because безконтактна is an adjective agreeing with оплата.

  • оплата is a feminine singular noun.
  • Ukrainian adjectives must match the noun in gender, number, and case.
  • So the feminine singular nominative form is безконтактна.

Compare:

  • безконтактна оплата = contactless payment
  • безконтактний платіж = contactless transaction/payment, with a masculine noun
  • безконтактне зняття = contactless withdrawal, with a neuter noun

So the ending is there because the noun it describes is feminine.

What case is оплата, and why?

Оплата is in the nominative singular.

It is the grammatical subject of the sentence:

  • Безконтактна оплата є...
  • literally: The contactless payment is...

You can recognize nominative here because:

  • dictionary form: оплата
  • it is the thing being talked about
  • it agrees with безконтактна, which is also nominative feminine singular
What does є mean here, and do Ukrainians always use it?

Є means is / exists / there is.

In this sentence, it links the subject to its location:

  • Безконтактна оплата є у виписці з рахунку.
  • literally: The contactless payment is in the account statement.

However, in modern Ukrainian, є is often omitted in the present tense, especially in everyday speech.

So you may also see:

  • Безконтактна оплата у виписці з рахунку.

That can sound more natural in many contexts.

Using є is not wrong; it can add a slight sense of explicit existence or emphasis.

Why is it у виписці, not виписка?

Because after у / в meaning in, Ukrainian uses the locative case.

The noun is:

  • виписка = statement / extract

In the locative singular, it becomes:

  • у виписці = in the statement

So:

  • виписка = nominative
  • у виписці = locative

This is a very common pattern:

  • книгау книзі
  • школау школі
  • випискау виписці
Why does рахунок become рахунку after з?

Because з here means from, and that normally requires the genitive case.

  • dictionary form: рахунок
  • genitive singular: рахунку

So:

  • виписка з рахунку = statement from the account / account statement

This is a fixed and very common banking expression.

A useful pattern:

  • документдокумента
  • банкоматбанкомата
  • рахунокрахунку
Does рахунок mean account or bill?

It can mean both, depending on context.

Common meanings of рахунок include:

  • account (especially bank account)
  • bill (for example in a restaurant)
  • invoice
  • score or count, in some contexts

Here, because of виписка з рахунку, it clearly means account:

  • bank statement
  • statement from an account

So the surrounding words tell you which meaning is intended.

What exactly does виписка з рахунку mean?

It means account statement or bank statement.

Word-for-word:

  • виписка = extract / statement
  • з рахунку = from the account

So the whole phrase is:

  • виписка з рахунку = statement from an account

This is a standard banking phrase in Ukrainian.

Why is it у and not в?

У and в both usually mean in.

Ukrainian often chooses between them for ease of pronunciation and smoother sound. This is called euphony.

So:

  • у виписці
  • в виписці

Both are possible in principle, but у виписці sounds smoother here.

This alternation is very common:

You do not need to overthink it at first; native usage is strongly guided by sound.

Is this the most natural way to say it?

It is understandable, but depending on context, a Ukrainian speaker might choose a more natural wording.

Possible alternatives:

  • Безконтактна оплата є у виписці з рахунку.
  • Безконтактна оплата у виписці з рахунку.
  • Безконтактну оплату видно у виписці з рахунку.
  • Безконтактна оплата відображається у виписці з рахунку.

The last two can sound more natural if the meaning is something like:

  • The contactless payment appears on the account statement
  • You can see the contactless payment in the statement

So the original sentence is grammatical, but in real-life banking language, a verb like видно or відображається may sound more idiomatic.

Can the word order change?

Yes. Ukrainian word order is more flexible than English word order.

The original sentence:

  • Безконтактна оплата є у виписці з рахунку.

Other possible orders:

  • У виписці з рахунку є безконтактна оплата.
  • У виписці з рахунку безконтактна оплата.

The emphasis changes slightly:

  • starting with Безконтактна оплата focuses on the payment
  • starting with У виписці з рахунку focuses on the location, the statement

This flexibility is normal in Ukrainian, though not every version is equally natural in every context.

How would this sentence be pronounced?

A rough pronunciation guide is:

BezkonTAKTna opLAta ye u VYpystsi z raKHUNku

A few points:

  • stress in безконтактна: -такт-
  • stress in оплата: -пла-
  • є is pronounced roughly like ye
  • stress in виписці: ви-
  • stress in рахунку: -хун-

If you already read Cyrillic, the main thing to notice is that unstressed vowels are usually still pronounced more clearly than in English.

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