Я п’ю чай чашкою.

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Breakdown of Я п’ю чай чашкою.

• пити: to drink
• чай: the tea
• чашка: the cup

Questions & Answers about Я п’ю чай чашкою.

Why is чашкою used instead of чашка?

Because чашкою is the instrumental singular form of чашка. Ukrainian changes noun endings to show a noun’s role in the sentence. For most feminine nouns ending in -а, the instrumental singular ends in -ою, so чашка → чашкою.

Why is there no preposition before чашкою?

Because Ukrainian often uses the instrumental case by itself where English would use with. The case ending already shows the idea of means or instrument.

For example:

• пишу ручкою = I write with a pen
• їм ложкою = I eat with a spoon

So чашкою can express with a cup / using a cup without a separate preposition.

Does чашкою mean with a cup, using a cup, or from a cup?