Свіжа петрушка — з великого врожаю.

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Breakdown of Свіжа петрушка — з великого врожаю.

• свіжий: fresh
• з: from
• урожай: the harvest

Questions & Answers about Свіжа петрушка — з великого врожаю.

Why is there a dash in Свіжа петрушка — з великого врожаю? Where is the verb is?

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

So:

• Свіжа петрушка = Fresh parsley
• з великого врожаю = from a big harvest

The dash helps connect the two parts, almost like English Fresh parsley — from a big harvest or Fresh parsley is from a big harvest.

This kind of structure is especially common in:

• labels
• advertisements
• product descriptions
• slogans

So the dash is not random punctuation; it marks a pause where English would often use is.

What case is петрушка in?

Петрушка is in the nominative singular.

Why? Because it is the main noun being described: parsley.

Its dictionary form is:

• петрушка = parsley

In the sentence, it stays in that basic form because it is the subject/topic of the statement.

Why is it свіжа, not свіжий or свіже?