Breakdown of Продавець поклав пучок кропу на ваги.
на
on
покласти
to place
продавець
the seller
ваги
the weighing scales
Questions & Answers about Продавець поклав пучок кропу на ваги.
Why is кропу in the form кропу, not кріп?
Because after пучок (a bunch), Ukrainian normally uses the genitive case for the thing being measured or grouped.
So:
- кріп = dill (dictionary form, nominative)
- пучок кропу = a bunch of dill
This is similar to other patterns like:
- склянка води = a glass of water
- кілограм яблук = a kilogram of apples
So кропу is the genitive singular form of кріп.
Why is пучок not changed? Shouldn’t it be in the accusative?
It is functioning as the direct object, so it is in the accusative case. But for many inanimate masculine nouns in Ukrainian, the accusative singular looks exactly the same as the nominative singular.
So:
- nominative: пучок
- accusative: пучок
That is why the form does not visibly change.
Why is it на ваги, not на вагах?