Вона зашила дірку.

she

Breakdown of Вона зашила дірку.

• дірка: the hole in fabric
• зашити: to sew up

Questions & Answers about Вона зашила дірку.

What does зашила mean exactly?

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.

Why does the verb end in -ла?

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.

Why is it дірку and not дірка?