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Questions & Answers about Петро сильний.
Why is there no verb such as is in Петро сильний?
Ukrainian typically omits the present tense of the verb to be. The sentence is understood as "Petro is strong" without needing an explicit copula.
How do adjectives agree with nouns in this sentence?
In Ukrainian, adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. Since Петро is a masculine noun, the adjective сильний is in the masculine singular form.
What is the literal translation of Петро сильний?
The sentence translates directly to "Petro is strong" in English, with Петро as the subject and сильний describing his attribute.
Is it acceptable to insert the verb є into the sentence?
While you can include є (for example, Петро є сильним) to explicitly show the copula, it is most common in Ukrainian to omit it in the present tense for a concise statement.
Why doesn’t the sentence include articles like a or the before Петро?
Ukrainian does not use articles at all. Unlike English, there are no words equivalent to a or the, so names and nouns appear without them.