Лійка й садовий шланг готові для поливу.

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Breakdown of Лійка й садовий шланг готові для поливу.

• готовий: ready
• й: and
• полив: the watering

Questions & Answers about Лійка й садовий шланг готові для поливу.

Why is there no word for are in this sentence?

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

So:

• Лійка й садовий шланг готові для поливу.

literally works like:

• Watering can and garden hose ready for watering.

But it naturally means The watering can and the garden hose are ready for watering.

This is completely normal in Ukrainian. The adjective готові already shows the predicate idea, so no separate are is needed.

What does й mean, and why isn’t it і?

Й here means and, just like і.

Ukrainian often alternates between і and й for smoother pronunciation. This is a matter of euphony.

So both mean and, but speakers choose the one that sounds better between the surrounding words.

Here:

• Лійка й садовий шланг

sounds smoother than:

• Лійка і садовий шланг

Both are understandable, but й is stylistically natural here.

Why is готові plural?