Сухожилля сильне.

strong

Breakdown of Сухожилля сильне.

• сухожилля: the tendon

Questions & Answers about Сухожилля сильне.

Why is there no word for is in 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.

Why is it сильне and not сильний or сильна?

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.

What gender is сухожилля? It ends in -я, so why isn’t it feminine?