In Ukrainian, the present-tense verb to be is usually omitted.
So:
This is completely normal in Ukrainian.
If you were talking about the past or future, a form of бути would appear:
Here так що means so, therefore, or as a result.
So:
It introduces the result of the first part.
A useful contrast:
So:
Because так що links two clauses:
In Ukrainian, clauses joined by conjunctions like this are normally separated by a comma.
So the comma is standard punctuation here.
It can mean either, depending on context.
Поливаємо is:
Because it is imperfective, it can describe:
So this sentence could mean either:
English forces you to choose more clearly than Ukrainian often does.
Because it is the direct object of поливаємо, so it is in the accusative case.
The dictionary form is:
In the accusative singular it becomes:
So:
This is a very common pattern in Ukrainian: the direct object changes form.
Compare:
Розсада usually means seedlings, young plants, or transplants grown for planting out.
It is not just any plant. It usually refers to young cultivated plants, especially vegetable or garden plants, that are being raised before being transplanted.
So in this sentence, розсаду is more specific than just plants.
Yes, very often you can.
Because поливаємо already means we water / we are watering, the pronoun ми is not strictly necessary.
So both are possible:
Including ми may sound a bit more explicit or emphatic.
Omitting it is also very natural in Ukrainian.
Ukrainian has two different letters here:
So ґрунт starts with ґ, not г, and is pronounced with a real g sound.
That is why the word is written Ґрунт.
A helpful stressed version is:
Ґрунт сухи́й, так що ми полива́ємо розса́ду.
Rough pronunciation guide:
A few notes:
Yes. Ukrainian word order is more flexible than English word order.
This sentence is neutral and natural:
But other arrangements are possible depending on emphasis. For example:
Not every variation sounds equally neutral, but Ukrainian allows more movement than English does.
The original sentence sounds straightforward and natural.
Ukrainian does not have articles.
So:
The exact meaning comes from context.
In this sentence, English naturally uses the:
But Ukrainian does not need separate words for that.