Селезінка під ребрами.

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

So:

• Селезінка під ребрами. = The spleen is under the ribs.

A fuller version like Селезінка є під ребрами is generally not how Ukrainian normally says this. If you want a more explicit sentence, you could say:

• Селезінка знаходиться під ребрами. = The spleen is located under the ribs.

But the short version is completely normal.

Because під can take different cases depending on the meaning.

Here it means location (under / beneath), not movement, so під takes the instrumental case:

• під ребрами = under the ribs

That is why you see ребрами, not the dictionary form ребра or ребро.

The dictionary form is ребро = rib.

Here is the pattern:

• ребро — singular nominative
• ребра — plural nominative
• ребрами — plural instrumental

So під ребрами literally means under the ribs.

Because the idea is under the ribs / ribcage, not under one individual rib.

In anatomy and everyday speech, Ukrainian often uses the plural here, just as English often says under the ribs rather than under a rib.

Селезінка is in the nominative singular.

It is the subject of the sentence:

• селезінка = the spleen

Its dictionary form is also селезінка.

Селезінка is feminine.

You can tell partly from the ending -а, which is very common for feminine nouns in Ukrainian.

For example, if you used an adjective with it, the adjective would also be feminine:

• велика селезінка = a large spleen

With під + accusative, the meaning usually involves movement to a position under something.

Compare:

• Селезінка під ребрами. = The spleen is under the ribs.

  • location
  • під + instrumental

• Покласти щось під ребра = to place something under the ribs

  • movement toward a place
  • під + accusative

So the case after під helps show whether something is already there or moving there.

It is natural, especially in contexts like:

• anatomy
• medical explanation
• diagrams
• concise descriptions

Ukrainian often allows very short present-tense sentences with no verb. In a more formal or explanatory context, you might also hear:

• Селезінка знаходиться під ребрами.

But the original sentence is perfectly acceptable.

Yes. Ukrainian word order is more flexible than English, though the most neutral order here is:

• Селезінка під ребрами.

Other orders are possible, for example:

• Під ребрами селезінка.

This might sound more marked or context-dependent, with extra emphasis on under the ribs. So the original order is the safest and most neutral for learners.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• seh-leh-ZIN-ka pid RE-bra-my

A more IPA-like version is:

• [sɛlɛˈzinkɐ pid ˈrɛbrɐmɪ]

The main stress is on:

• селезІнка
• рЕбрами

Yes, in many contexts під can correspond to under or below.

In this sentence, under is the most natural English choice:

• Селезінка під ребрами. = The spleen is under the ribs.

Below the ribs can also work in English, but under the ribs sounds more direct and anatomical here.