Восьмий переказ коштів має комісію.

Breakdown of Восьмий переказ коштів має комісію.

мати
to have
переказ коштів
the transfer of funds
комісія
the transaction fee
восьмий
eighth

Questions & Answers about Восьмий переказ коштів має комісію.

Why is восьмий used here, and what form is it?

Восьмий means eighth. It is an ordinal number.

Here it is in the masculine singular nominative form because it describes переказ, which is a masculine singular noun and is the subject of the sentence.

So:

  • восьмий = eighth
  • переказ = transfer / remittance

They match in gender, number, and case.


Why is it переказ, not переказу or another form?

It is переказ because this noun is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.

The structure is basically:

  • Восьмий переказ коштів = The eighth transfer of funds
  • має комісію = has a fee / carries a commission

Since переказ is the thing that has something, nominative is the expected case.


Why is it коштів and not кошти?

Коштів is the genitive plural form of кошти.

In the phrase переказ коштів, the second noun tells us what kind of transfer it is: a transfer of funds. In Ukrainian, this kind of relationship is often shown with the genitive case.

So:

  • кошти = funds
  • коштів = of funds

Compare it to English:

  • transfer of funds

This is a very common pattern in Ukrainian:

  • переказ коштів = transfer of funds
  • рахунок банку = bank account / account of the bank
  • центр міста = city center / center of the city

Why is комісію in that form?

Комісію is the accusative singular form of комісія.

That is because it is the direct object of має (has).

So:

  • комісія = fee / commission (dictionary form, nominative)
  • комісію = fee / commission (accusative singular)

This happens because мати (to have) usually takes a direct object in the accusative.


What does має mean exactly?

Має is the third-person singular form of the verb мати (to have).

So:

  • я маю = I have
  • ти маєш = you have
  • він / вона / воно має = he / she / it has

In this sentence, the subject is восьмий переказ коштів, which is grammatically singular, so має is the correct form.


Can комісія mean both commission and fee?

Yes. In many financial contexts, комісія is often best translated as fee, service charge, or commission, depending on context.

In this sentence, English speakers would usually understand it as something like:

  • The eighth transfer has a fee
  • A fee applies to the eighth transfer
  • The eighth funds transfer carries a commission

So even if the literal word is close to commission, the natural translation in banking/payment contexts is often fee.


Is the word order normal? Could it be changed?

Yes, Восьмий переказ коштів має комісію is a normal and clear word order.

Ukrainian word order is more flexible than English because case endings show grammatical roles. But different orders can slightly change emphasis.

For example:

  • Восьмий переказ коштів має комісію.
    Neutral: the eighth transfer has a fee.

  • Комісію має восьмий переказ коштів.
    More emphasis on комісію.

  • Переказ коштів восьмий має комісію.
    Grammatically possible in some contexts, but less natural as a neutral sentence.

So the original order is a good standard one for learners.


Does восьмий переказ коштів mean the eighth transfer of funds or an eighth transfer of funds?

Ukrainian has no articles like the or a/an, so the sentence itself does not explicitly mark that difference.

Depending on context, it could mean:

  • the eighth transfer of funds
  • an eighth transfer of funds

In practice, English translation often uses the eighth transfer because ordinal numbers commonly sound definite in English.

So in most contexts, the eighth transfer of funds is the most natural translation.


Could you also say грошовий переказ instead of переказ коштів?

Yes, but the meaning and style are slightly different.

  • переказ коштів = transfer of funds
    This sounds formal and is very common in banking, legal, and financial language.

  • грошовий переказ = money transfer / monetary transfer
    Also common, but slightly different in wording.

Both are possible, but переказ коштів often sounds especially official or financial.


Why isn’t there a verb meaning costs instead of has?

Ukrainian often expresses this idea with мати комісію (to have a fee / commission), especially in administrative or financial wording.

English may prefer:

  • has a fee
  • carries a fee
  • is subject to a fee
  • incurs a fee

Ukrainian chooses a simpler structure here:

  • має комісію = literally has a fee

So the sentence is grammatically straightforward even if English might phrase it a bit differently.


How do I know that восьмий refers to переказ and not коштів?

You can tell from the form.

Because восьмий matches переказ in gender, number, and case, they belong together.

So the structure is:

  • восьмий переказ = eighth transfer
  • коштів = of funds

Is this sentence something a bank or app might actually say?

Yes, it sounds like something you might see in a banking app, payment service, or fee description, especially in a somewhat formal or system-style message.

For example, it could appear in a pricing rule such as:

  • the first seven transfers are free
  • the eighth transfer of funds has a fee

In very polished user-facing Ukrainian, a company might also choose a more natural expanded phrasing, such as:

  • За восьмий переказ коштів стягується комісія.
    = A fee is charged for the eighth transfer of funds.

But the original sentence is still understandable and correct.

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