П’ятий урок — завтра.

the lesson

Breakdown of П’ятий урок — завтра.

• завтра: tomorrow
• п’ятий: fifth

Questions & Answers about П’ятий урок — завтра.

Why is there a dash in П’ятий урок — завтра?

In Ukrainian, a dash is often used where English would use is.

So П’ятий урок — завтра literally looks like:

Fifth lesson/class — tomorrow

But it means:

The fifth lesson is tomorrow.

Ukrainian often leaves out the present-tense verb to be (є) in simple statements like this, especially in neutral written style. The dash helps show the link between the two parts of the sentence.

Why isn’t there a word for is?

Because in Ukrainian, the present tense of to be is usually omitted.

So instead of saying something like П’ятий урок є завтра, Ukrainian normally just says:

П’ятий урок — завтра

This is very natural. English requires is, but Ukrainian usually does not in this kind of sentence.

What does п’ятий mean, and why does it have that ending?