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Questions & Answers about Магазин великий.
What does Магазин mean in English?
Магазин translates to store or shop. It refers to a place where goods are sold.
What does великий mean and why is it in the form it is?
Великий means big or large. It appears in the masculine singular nominative form because it must agree with магазин, which is a masculine noun. In Ukrainian, adjectives always match the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.
Why is there no verb like is in the sentence?
In Ukrainian, the present tense form of the verb to be is typically omitted when stating a fact or describing a state. So, Магазин великий naturally means The store is big without an explicit copula.
Why does the adjective come after the noun in this sentence?
Here, великий functions as a predicate adjective that describes the subject (магазин) after the (omitted) copula. In predicate structures, the noun is stated first, followed by the adjective. If an adjective were used attributively (directly modifying the noun), it might precede the noun, but that’s not the case in this descriptive sentence.
Do Ukrainian sentences use articles like the or a as in English?
No, Ukrainian does not have articles. The noun магазин can mean either a store or the store depending on the context, since definite and indefinite articles are not part of the language.