Термометр лежить біля тонометра.

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Breakdown of Термометр лежить біля тонометра.

• лежати: to lie
• тонометр: the blood pressure monitor
• термометр: the thermometer

Questions & Answers about Термометр лежить біля тонометра.

Why is it біля тонометра, not біля тонометр?

Because біля requires the genitive case in Ukrainian.

The dictionary form is тонометр. After біля, it changes to тонометра.

So:

• тонометр = nominative singular
• біля тонометра = near the blood pressure monitor

This is a very common pattern: many prepositions in Ukrainian require a specific case.

How do I know that термометр is the subject of the sentence?

Термометр is in the nominative case, which is the usual case for the subject.

Meanwhile, тонометра is in the genitive case because it follows біля.

So the structure is:

• термометр = the thing being talked about
• лежить = lies / is lying
• біля тонометра = near the blood pressure monitor

In other words, the thermometer is the thing located somewhere.

What does лежить mean exactly?