Банкомат сірий.

the cash machine

Breakdown of Банкомат сірий.

• сірий: gray

Questions & Answers about Банкомат сірий.

Why is there no word for is in Банкомат сірий?

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

So:

• Банкомат сірий. = The ATM is gray.

You do not normally say Банкомат є сірий in a basic sentence like this.

A useful comparison:

• Банкомат сірий. = The ATM is gray.
• Банкомат був сірий. = The ATM was gray.
• Банкомат буде сірий. = The ATM will be gray.

So the missing is is completely normal.

Why does сірий come after банкомат instead of before it?

Here сірий is part of the predicate, not just a noun modifier.

• Банкомат сірий. literally means The ATM is gray.
• Сірий банкомат. means a/the gray ATM

So:

• before the noun = adjective directly describes the noun
• after the noun = often part of the statement about the noun

This is similar to the difference between:

• the gray ATM
• the ATM is gray

What case are банкомат and in here?