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Questions & Answers about Петро готує смачний десерт.
What is the subject of the sentence?
The subject is Петро, which is a proper noun indicating who is performing the action of preparing the dessert.
How is the verb готує conjugated, and what does it tell us about the action?
The verb готує is the third person singular form of готувати in the present tense. This shows that Petro is currently (or habitually) engaged in the action, similar to saying "is preparing" in English.
How does adjective–noun agreement work in смачний десерт?
In Ukrainian, adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. Here, смачний is a masculine singular adjective in the nominative case, which correctly matches десерт—a masculine singular noun in the nominative case.
Why is the adjective смачний placed before the noun десерт?
While Ukrainian word order is flexible, the typical structure for attributive adjectives is to place them before the noun they describe. That’s why смачний comes right before десерт, mirroring the natural order found in many languages, including English.
What writing system does this sentence use, and why might that be significant for learners?
This sentence is written in the Ukrainian language using the Cyrillic alphabet. For native English speakers who are used to the Latin alphabet, learning the Cyrillic script is an important first step in reading and writing Ukrainian.