Мій день особливий.

My day is special.

Breakdown of Мій день особливий.

• мій: my
• день: the day
• особливий: special

Questions & Answers about Мій день особливий.

Why does the sentence not include a word equivalent to “is” as in “My day is special”?

In Ukrainian, the present tense of the verb “to be” is typically omitted. So, while the full idea is “My day is special,” the linking verb isn’t expressed, which is perfectly natural in Ukrainian.

What does the word Мій mean and why is it in this particular form?

Мій means “my” and is a possessive pronoun that agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies. Here, it is in the masculine singular form because it modifies день (“day”), which is a masculine singular noun.

How does the adjective особливий function in the sentence and why does it appear where it does?

Особливий is a predicate adjective describing день. It follows the subject because it forms part of the predicate. Even though there’s no linking verb due to its omission in the present tense, the adjective still agrees with день in gender (masculine) and number (singular).

Can you explain the overall grammatical structure of Мій день особливий?

Certainly. The sentence consists of three elements:

1. Мій – a possessive determiner meaning “my”, used to indicate ownership.
2. день – the subject of the sentence meaning “day” in its nominative case.
3. особливий – a predicate adjective that describes the subject.
   The linking verb “to be” is omitted, as is customary in Ukrainian present tense sentences.

If adjectives can sometimes be placed before the noun, why is особливий not placed directly before день in this sentence?

When an adjective is used attributively (directly modifying a noun in a descriptive way), it may indeed preface the noun. However, in this case, особливий is used predicatively to describe the state of the subject rather than simply modifying it. In predicative construction, the adjective comes after the subject (with an omitted linking verb), which is why особливий follows день.