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Questions & Answers about Вчитель розумний.
What does the sentence Вчитель розумний mean in English?
It translates to The teacher is smart. Even though the word is is not written, its meaning is fully implied in Ukrainian.
Why is there no verb like is present in the sentence?
In Ukrainian, the present tense of the verb to be is typically omitted. The sentence directly links the subject with its quality without using an explicit verb.
How do the words agree grammatically in this sentence?
Both Вчитель and розумний are in the masculine singular form. Ukrainian adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case, so here the adjective розумний correctly describes the masculine noun Вчитель.
Why is there no article (like the) before Вчитель?
Ukrainian does not use articles such as a or the. The definiteness or indefiniteness is understood from context rather than by including specific words.
Is the word order in Ukrainian as strict as in English?
No, Ukrainian word order is more flexible due to its inflectional nature. Although Вчитель розумний follows the common subject–predicate pattern, speakers can rearrange elements for emphasis or style without losing clarity.