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Questions & Answers about Сьогодні хмарний день.
What does сьогодні mean in the sentence Сьогодні хмарний день?
Сьогодні means today. It functions as an adverb specifying when the statement applies.
Why is there no verb like є (is) present in the sentence?
In Ukrainian, the present tense form of the verb to be (for example, є) is typically omitted. This omission is standard practice, so Сьогодні хмарний день naturally conveys Today is a cloudy day without an explicit copula.
How does the adjective хмарний agree with the noun день?
In Ukrainian, adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. Here, хмарний is in the masculine singular nominative form, matching день, which is a masculine singular noun.
What is the typical sentence structure in Ukrainian for a statement like this compared to English?
Ukrainian often follows a structure where the time adverb comes first, followed directly by the descriptive adjective and the noun (i.e., сьогодні + хмарний + день). In contrast, English usually requires an explicit linking verb, as in Today is a cloudy day.
Can the sentence be expanded to include the verb є, and if so, how would that affect the meaning?
Yes, you can include є to form Сьогодні є хмарний день. Although this version is grammatically correct, using є in the present tense is less common because Ukrainian typically omits the copula when stating facts like this. The meaning remains the same.