Вилиця під оком.

the eye

Breakdown of Вилиця під оком.

• під: under
• вилиця: the cheekbone

Questions & Answers about Вилиця під оком.

What exactly does вилиця mean here? Is it the same as щока?

Not quite.

• вилиця = cheekbone
• щока = cheek (the softer, fleshy part)

So this sentence is talking about the bone/upper cheek area under the eye, not the ordinary cheek in general.

Why is there no verb? Shouldn’t it be something like Вилиця є під оком?

In Ukrainian, the present-tense to be is usually omitted.

So:

• Вилиця під оком. = The cheekbone is under the eye.

You can add a fuller verb in some contexts, for example:

• Вилиця розташована під оком. = The cheekbone is located under the eye.

But in simple descriptions, Ukrainian normally leaves є out.

What case is вилиця in?

Вилиця is in the nominative singular.

It is the main noun of the sentence, the thing being described. It is also:

• feminine
• singular

That means adjectives agreeing with it would also be feminine singular, for example:

• ліва вилиця = the left cheekbone