Теплиця тепла.

The greenhouse is warm.

Breakdown of Теплиця тепла.

• теплий: warm
• теплиця: the greenhouse

Questions & Answers about Теплиця тепла.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So:

• Теплиця тепла. = The greenhouse is warm.

Literally, it is just greenhouse warm.

This is very normal in Ukrainian. If you want to talk about the past or future, then forms of бути (to be) appear:

• Теплиця була тепла. = The greenhouse was warm.
• Теплиця буде тепла. = The greenhouse will be warm.

Why is it тепла and not теплий?

Because теплиця is a feminine singular noun, and the adjective must agree with it in gender, number, and case.

• теплиця = feminine singular
• so the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:
  • тепла

The dictionary form of the adjective is usually the masculine form:

• теплий = warm

But it changes:

• теплий — masculine
• тепла — feminine
• тепле — neuter
• теплі — plural

So:

• теплий будинок = a warm house
• тепла теплиця = a warm greenhouse