Направлення є в медичній картці.

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Breakdown of Направлення є в медичній картці.

• бути: to be
• направлення: the medical referral
• медична картка: the medical record

Questions & Answers about Направлення є в медичній картці.

What does направлення mean here? Does it mean direction or referral?

In this sentence, направлення means referral or doctor’s referral slip/order.

By itself, направлення can sometimes mean direction in other contexts, but with медична картка it is clearly medical language, so the meaning is referral.

What does the whole sentence literally look like word for word?

A very literal breakdown is:

• направлення = referral
• є = is / exists
• в = in
• медичній картці = medical chart / medical record

So the structure is basically:

Referral is in medical chart.

Natural English adds articles, but Ukrainian normally does not.

Why is є used here? I thought Ukrainian often leaves out is/are in the present tense.