Насіння є в теплиці.

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Breakdown of Насіння є в теплиці.

• бути: to be
• насіння: the seed
• теплиця: the greenhouse

Questions & Answers about Насіння є в теплиці.

Why is насіння used here if the English translation is seeds? Isn’t it singular?

Yes, насіння is grammatically a singular neuter noun, even though in English it is often translated as seeds.

It works a lot like seed or seed material as a mass/collective noun. In Ukrainian, насіння can refer to:

• seed in general
• a quantity of seeds
• seeds as a group

So Насіння є в теплиці literally has singular grammar, but in natural English it may be translated as The seeds are in the greenhouse or There are seeds in the greenhouse, depending on context.

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What does є mean in this sentence?

Є is the present-tense form of the verb бути (to be), meaning is / are.

So word-for-word, the sentence is roughly:

• Насіння = seed / seeds
• є = is / are
• в теплиці = in the greenhouse

So the full sentence means The seeds are in the greenhouse or There are seeds in the greenhouse.

In modern Ukrainian, є is often omitted in simple present-tense sentences, so you may also hear:

• Насіння в теплиці.

That is also correct.

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Do Ukrainians really use є here, or would they usually leave it out?