Лікар оглянув щелепу.

the doctor

Breakdown of Лікар оглянув щелепу.

• оглянути: to examine; inspect
• щелепа: the jaw

Questions & Answers about Лікар оглянув щелепу.

Why does щелепа become щелепу in this sentence?

Because it is the direct object of the verb оглянув.

The dictionary form is щелепа. In this sentence, the doctor examined the jaw, so jaw is the thing receiving the action. In Ukrainian, a feminine noun ending in -а usually changes to -у in the accusative singular:

• щелепа = nominative singular
• щелепу = accusative singular

So:

• Лікар = the doctor
• оглянув = examined
• щелепу = the jaw

What form is оглянув?

Оглянув is the past tense, masculine singular form of the verb оглянути.

It tells you that:

• the action happened in the past
• the subject is singular
• the subject is grammatically masculine

Related forms would be:

• оглянув = he examined
• оглянула = she examined
• оглянуло = it examined
• оглянули = they examined

So this sentence specifically sounds like the doctor is male, unless context overrides that in some unusual way.

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