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Questions & Answers about Шов чистий.
Why is there no word for is in Шов чистий?
In Ukrainian, the present-tense verb to be is usually omitted in simple sentences like this.
So:
- Шов чистий = The seam is clean
- literally, it looks like Seam clean
This is completely normal Ukrainian. English needs is, but Ukrainian usually does not in the present tense.
Why is it чистий and not чиста or чисте?
Because чистий has to agree with шов in gender, number, and case.
Шов is:
- masculine
- singular
- nominative
So the adjective also takes the masculine singular nominative form:
- чистий = masculine singular
- чиста = feminine singular
- чисте = neuter singular
- чисті = plural
For example:
- чистий шов
- чиста сорочка
- чисте вікно
- чисті руки
How do I know that шов is masculine?