Овоч дозріває.

The vegetable is ripening.

Breakdown of Овоч дозріває.

• овоч: the vegetable
• дозрівати: to ripen

Questions & Answers about Овоч дозріває.

What does each word do in Овоч дозріває?

• Овоч = vegetable. It is the subject of the sentence.
• дозріває = ripens / is ripening. It is the verb.

So the structure is simply:

• subject + verb

Very literally: A/The vegetable ripens or The vegetable is ripening.

Why is овоч in this form?

Овоч is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence.

A few useful details:

• dictionary form: овоч
• gender: masculine
• number: singular
• case: nominative

In Ukrainian, the subject of a basic sentence is usually in the nominative case, just like here.

What does the ending in дозріває mean?