Селезінка біля шлунка.

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Breakdown of Селезінка біля шлунка.

• шлунок: the stomach
• селезінка: the spleen

Questions & Answers about Селезінка біля шлунка.

What does each word in Селезінка біля шлунка. mean?

• селезінка = spleen
• біля = near, by
• шлунка = of the stomach / stomach in the form required after біля

So the whole sentence means The spleen is near the stomach.

Why is шлунка used instead of шлунок?

Because біля requires the genitive case.

The dictionary form is:

• шлунок = stomach nominative singular

After біля, it changes to:

• шлунка = genitive singular

So:

• біля шлунка = near the stomach

This is very common in Ukrainian: many prepositions require a specific case.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?