Шов чистий.

The seam is clean.

Breakdown of Шов чистий.

• чистий: clean
• шов: the seam

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?

A very common pattern in Ukrainian is:

• nouns ending in a consonant are usually masculine

Since шов ends in a consonant, it is treated as masculine.

This is not an absolute rule for every noun in the language, but it is a very strong and useful pattern.