Стегно сильне.

The thigh is strong.

Breakdown of Стегно сильне.

• сильний: strong
• стегно: the thigh

Questions & Answers about Стегно сильне.

Why is there no word for is in Стегно сильне?

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

So:

• Стегно сильне = The thigh is strong
• literally, it looks more like Thigh strong

This is completely normal Ukrainian.
If you want past or future, then forms of бути appear more clearly:

• Стегно було сильне = The thigh was strong
• Стегно буде сильне = The thigh will be strong

Why is there no word for the or a?

Ukrainian has no articles like English a/an/the.

So стегно can mean:

• a thigh
• the thigh

Which one is meant depends on context.

That is very common in Ukrainian, so learners have to get used to understanding definiteness from the situation rather than from a separate word.

Why is it сильне and not сильний?