Селезінка під ребрами.

The spleen is under the ribs.

Breakdown of Селезінка під ребрами.

• під: under
• ребро: the rib
• селезінка: the spleen

Questions & Answers about Селезінка під ребрами.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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.

Why is ребрами in that form?

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.

What is the dictionary form of ребрами?