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Questions & Answers about Ранок сонячний.
What does Ранок сонячний mean in English?
It translates to "A sunny morning" or "The morning is sunny". The phrase describes a morning filled with sunlight.
Why isn’t there a verb (like is) in Ранок сонячний?
In Ukrainian, especially in simple descriptive sentences, the present tense of the verb to be is usually omitted. The phrase implies the state of the morning without needing an explicit verb.
Why does the adjective сонячний come after the noun ранок instead of before it?
Ukrainian allows flexible word order. Placing сонячний after ранок can add a stylistic nuance or emphasize the noun first, though both positions are grammatically acceptable.
How do I know that сонячний is modifying ранок?
Both words are in the nominative case, and сонячний agrees in gender (masculine) and number (singular) with ранок. This agreement clearly shows that сонячний describes the noun ранок.
Why are there no articles (like a or the) in the sentence?
Ukrainian does not use articles as English does. The meaning is conveyed through context and word forms without the need for a or the.