Це п’ятий платіж.

This is the fifth payment.

Breakdown of Це п’ятий платіж.

• це: this
• платіж: the payment
• п’ятий: fifth

Questions & Answers about Це п’ятий платіж.

Why is there no word for is in Це п’ятий платіж?

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

So where English says This is the fifth payment, Ukrainian simply says:

• Це = this / it is
• п’ятий платіж = the fifth payment

A present-tense is is understood automatically. This is very normal in Ukrainian.

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What does це mean here?

Це is a very common Ukrainian word that can mean this, that, or even it is, depending on context.

In this sentence, Це introduces identification:

• Це п’ятий платіж = This is the fifth payment

You will often see це in simple statements like:

• Це книга = This is a book
• Це мій брат = This is my brother

So here, це is functioning much like this is in English.

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Why is it п’ятий and not some other form like п’ять?