Сухожилля сильне.

In Ukrainian, the present-tense verb to be is usually not spoken in simple sentences like this.

So:

• Сухожилля сильне = The tendon is strong

A literal word-for-word breakdown would feel like:

• сухожилля = tendon
• сильне = strong

The idea of is is understood automatically from the context.

Because the adjective has to agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Here, сухожилля is:

• neuter
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be neuter singular nominative:

• masculine: сильний
• feminine: сильна
• neuter: сильне

That is why сильне is the correct form.

Good question. Even though many nouns ending in -я are feminine, сухожилля is neuter.

That is because nouns like this, with the ending -лля / -ння / -ття and similar patterns, are often neuter in Ukrainian.

So you should learn сухожилля as:

• сухожилля — a neuter noun

The adjective сильне confirms that gender.

Both words are in the nominative singular.

• сухожилля is the subject
• сильне is a predicate adjective describing the subject

So the structure is basically:

• [subject in nominative] + [adjective in nominative]

That gives:

• Сухожилля сильне — The tendon is strong

It is a complete sentence.

Even though there is no separate word for is, Ukrainian allows this kind of sentence very naturally in the present tense.

So Сухожилля сильне is not just strong tendon. It means:

• The tendon is strong

If you wanted just the noun phrase strong tendon, you would more naturally say:

• сильне сухожилля

Yes, Ukrainian word order is fairly flexible, but the meaning or emphasis can shift.

• Сухожилля сильне = neutral statement: The tendon is strong
• Сильне сухожилля = usually a strong tendon as a noun phrase, though context matters

So if you want a simple sentence, Сухожилля сильне is the clearest choice.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• сухожи́лля си́льне

Approximate English-style help:

• soo-kho-ZHYL-lya SEEL-ne

A few notes:

• х is like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach
• ж sounds like the s in measure
• ль is a soft l
• the stress is on -жи́л- in сухожилля
• the stress is on the first syllable in си́льне

Mostly yes. In this sentence, сильне means strong in the physical sense.

Depending on context, сильний / сильна / сильне can also mean things like:

• powerful
• forceful
• intense

But with сухожилля, the natural meaning is simply strong.

In normal modern Ukrainian, you would usually just say:

• Сухожилля сильне

Using є in this kind of present-tense sentence is usually unnecessary and can sound marked, emphatic, or less natural in everyday speech.

So for a basic statement, the best version is:

• Сухожилля сильне

You can tell from the adjective.

The adjective is сильне, which is:

• singular
• neuter

If the noun were plural, the adjective would be plural too, for example:

• сильні

So сухожилля сильне is clearly talking about one tendon, not several.