Word
Скроня біля ока.
Meaning
The temple is next to the eye.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Скроня біля ока.
What exactly does скроня mean?
Скроня means temple: the side of the head between the forehead, the eye, and the ear.
It is:
- a feminine noun
- in the singular
- dictionary form: скроня
Why is it ока, not око?
Because біля requires the genitive case.
The basic form is око (eye), but after біля it changes:
- око → nominative
- ока → genitive
So біля ока means near the eye.
What case is скроня in here?
Скроня is in the nominative singular.
In this sentence, it is the main noun being described. So structurally, it is the equivalent of the subject in English:
- Скроня = the temple
- біля ока = near the eye
Does біля always take the genitive case?