Блискавка стара.

The zipper is old.

Breakdown of Блискавка стара.

• старий: old
• блискавка: the zipper

Questions & Answers about Блискавка стара.

Why is there no word for is in Блискавка стара?

In Ukrainian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• Блискавка стара. = The lightning / zipper is old.

Literally, it looks like:

• Lightning old
• or Zipper old

But in normal Ukrainian, that is a complete and correct sentence.

If you want to compare:

• Блискавка була стара. = The lightning / zipper was old.
• Блискавка буде стара. = The lightning / zipper will be old.

In the past and future, forms of бути are used, but in the present, they are usually left out.

Why is it стара and not старий or старе?