Вона зашила дірку.

It comes from the verb зашити and means sewed up, stitched up, or mended by sewing.

The prefix за- is important here: it often gives the idea of closing or covering up something. So зашила дірку is not just she sewed; it specifically means she sewed the hole up.

In the past tense, Ukrainian verbs in the singular agree with the subject’s gender.

• зашив = masculine
• зашила = feminine
• зашило = neuter

Since вона means she, the feminine form зашила is used.

Because дірку is the accusative singular form, used for a direct object.

• дірка = nominative singular, the dictionary form
• дірку = accusative singular

Since the hole is the thing being sewn up, it is the direct object:

• Вона зашила дірку.

A very common pattern is:

• feminine noun ending in -а → accusative singular in -у

So:

• дірка → дірку

You usually do not know from the noun alone, because Ukrainian has no articles.

So дірку can mean either:

• a hole
• the hole

The context tells you which one is meant.

This is a question of aspect.

• зашила = perfective: a completed action
  
  • She sewed up the hole.
• зашивала = imperfective: process, repetition, or background action
  
  • She was sewing up the hole.
• шила = was sewing / sewed, but more general
  
  • It does not by itself clearly mean sewed up a hole

So зашила tells you that the hole was successfully sewn up as a completed result.

Yes, very often.

You can say:

• Зашила дірку.

This can still mean She sewed up the hole, if the subject is already clear from context.

Ukrainian often omits subject pronouns when they are not needed. Including вона can add clarity, contrast, or emphasis.

No, Ukrainian word order is fairly flexible because case endings show grammatical roles.

The neutral order is:

• Вона зашила дірку.

But you could also say:

• Дірку вона зашила. — emphasizes the hole
• Зашила вона дірку. — can sound contrastive or stylistic

So the basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis changes.

The stress is:

• вона́
• заши́ла
• ді́рку

So the full sentence is:

• вона́ заши́ла ді́рку

A useful pronunciation note:

• і in дірку is like ee in see
• и in зашила is a different Ukrainian vowel, shorter and more central than English ee

So one common difficulty for English speakers is hearing the difference between і and и.