Череп захищає мозок.

to protect

Breakdown of Череп захищає мозок.

• мозок: the brain
• череп: the skull

Questions & Answers about Череп захищає мозок.

How do you pronounce Череп захищає мозок?

A natural pronunciation is roughly:

chE-rep za-khy-SHCHA-ye MO-zok

With stress marks:

• чере́п = CHER-ep
• захища́є = za-khy-SHCHA-ye
• мо́зок = MO-zok

A more careful breakdown:

• ч = like ch in chip
• х = a throaty sound, like German Bach or Scottish loch
• щ in modern Ukrainian is usually pronounced like shch
• є here sounds like ye

So the whole sentence sounds approximately like:

CHER-ep za-khy-SHCHA-ye MO-zok

What does each word mean?

Word by word:

• череп = skull
• захищає = protects / is protecting
• мозок = brain

So the sentence is literally:

Skull protects brain

In natural English: The skull protects the brain.

Why is there no word for the in this sentence?