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Questions & Answers about Парк зелений.
Why doesn’t the sentence include a word for "is"?
In Ukrainian, the present tense of the verb “to be” (the copula) is usually omitted. So instead of saying “The park is green,” you simply say Парк зелений.
What is the role of зелений in the sentence?
Зелений is an adjective that describes Парк. It tells you the property or state of the park, meaning the park is green.
Why is зелений placed after Парк rather than before it?
In Ukrainian, adjectives in predicate sentences (those that describe the subject) are often placed after the noun. While adjectives can sometimes come before the noun when used as attributive adjectives, in a simple descriptive statement like this, the post-nominal order is common.
How do adjectives agree with nouns in Ukrainian, as seen in Парк зелений?
Ukrainian adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. Here, Парк is a masculine, singular noun in the nominative case, and зелений is the corresponding masculine singular nominative form of the adjective.
Why is there no article, such as "the," before Парк?
Ukrainian does not use articles like the or a. The meaning is conveyed by the noun itself and the context, so the definite article is not needed.
Would reversing the word order to Зелений парк change the meaning?
Not essentially. Both Парк зелений and Зелений парк mean that the park is green. However, placing the adjective after the noun (as in Парк зелений) emphasizes the predicate structure, whereas putting it before (as in Зелений парк) makes it read more like a compound noun or an attributive description.
What case is Парк in, and why is that important?
Парк is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence. This case indicates the subject performing or being described by the predicate, and it also dictates the form of the adjective зелений to match correctly in gender, number, and case.