Їжа проходить через кишківник.

the food

Breakdown of Їжа проходить через кишківник.

• проходити: to pass
• через: through
• кишківник: the intestine

Questions & Answers about Їжа проходить через кишківник.

How do you pronounce Їжа проходить через кишківник?

A natural pronunciation is roughly:

YI-zha pro-KHO-dyt CHE-rez kysh-KIV-nyk

A few helpful notes:

• Ї is pronounced yi.
• ж sounds like the s in measure.
• х is like a throaty h/ch sound, not the English k.
• Stress usually falls like this:
  • ї́жа
  • прохо́дить
  • че́рез
  • кишкі́вник

So the whole sentence sounds approximately like:

YI-zha pro-KHO-dyt CHE-rez kysh-KIV-nyk

Why is there no word for the in this sentence?

Ukrainian has no articles, so there is no separate word for the or a/an.

So:

• Їжа can mean food, the food, or sometimes some food
• кишківник can mean intestine, the intestine, or the intestines/gut, depending on context

English requires articles, but Ukrainian does not.

Why is їжа in this form?