Word
Чорна платіжна картка лежить на столі.
Meaning
The black payment card is lying on the table.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Чорна платіжна картка лежить на столі.
на
on
стіл
the table
лежати
to lie
платіжна картка
the payment card
Questions & Answers about Чорна платіжна картка лежить на столі.
Why is it чорна, not чорний?
Because картка is a feminine singular noun, and adjectives in Ukrainian must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
So:
- чорний = masculine singular
- чорна = feminine singular
- чорне = neuter singular
- чорні = plural
Since картка is feminine, you say чорна картка.
What case is картка in here?
It is in the nominative singular.
In this sentence, чорна платіжна картка is the subject — the thing that is lying on the table. Subjects are normally in the nominative case.
So the basic structure is:
- чорна платіжна картка = subject
- лежить = verb
- на столі = location
What exactly does платіжна картка mean?