Word
Місто на півночі.
Meaning
The city is in the north.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Місто на півночі.
Why is there no word for is in Місто на півночі?
In Ukrainian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.
So:
- Місто на півночі literally looks like City in the north
- but it naturally means The city is in the north
This is very normal in Ukrainian.
If you wanted to say it more explicitly, you could use a fuller sentence such as:
- Місто розташоване на півночі = The city is located in the north
What case is місто in?
Місто is in the nominative singular.
Why?
- It is the main noun of the sentence
- It functions like the subject: the city
Also, місто is a neuter noun. Its dictionary form is also місто.
Why is it на півночі and not на північ?