Кров червона.

The blood is red.

Breakdown of Кров червона.

• червоний: red
• кров: blood

Questions & Answers about Кров червона.

Why is there no word for is in Кров червона?

In Ukrainian, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense in simple statements.

So:

• Кров червона. = Blood is red.

This is completely normal Ukrainian.
If you translate word-for-word, it is closer to Blood red, but the meaning is Blood is red.

Why is червона ending in -а?

Because червона is a feminine singular adjective form.

The noun кров is feminine, so the adjective must agree with it in:

• gender
• number
• usually case

Here the adjective is agreeing with a feminine singular noun, so you get:

• masculine: червоний
• feminine: червона
• neuter: червоне

So червона matches кров.

But кров does not end in -а. Why is it feminine?