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What does the proper noun Петро represent in the sentence, and what case is it in?
Петро is a male given name serving as the subject of the sentence. It appears in the nominative case, which is used for the subject performing the action in a simple declarative sentence.
What does the verb працює mean, and what does its form indicate about the subject?
Працює is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb працювати, meaning "works" in English. Its conjugation shows that the subject is singular and confirms that the action is being performed in the present.
How is the phrase в місті constructed, and what grammatical function does it serve?
The phrase в місті consists of the preposition в (equivalent to "in") and the noun місто in its locative case (appearing as місті). This construction specifies the location where the action takes place, functioning as an adverbial phrase indicating where Petro works.
Why isn’t there an article (like "the" or "a") before місті, as we might expect in English?
Ukrainian does not use articles. Unlike English, where articles are necessary to indicate definiteness or indefiniteness, Ukrainian relies on context and case endings to convey meaning, so there is no article before місті.
How does this sentence’s structure compare to a typical English sentence with a similar meaning?
The sentence Петро працює в місті. follows a subject-verb-adverbial (location) order, similar to the English sentence "Petro works in the city." However, in Ukrainian, grammatical relationships are marked by inflections (such as case endings on nouns) rather than by using articles or a fixed word order.