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Questions & Answers about Петро дивиться на картину.
What role does Петро play in the sentence?
Петро is the subject of the sentence, and it appears in its nominative form. It tells us who is carrying out the action of looking.
How is the verb дивиться formed, and what does it tell us about the action?
Дивиться is the third person singular present form of the verb дивитися (“to look” or “to watch”). Its form indicates that the action is currently taking place, meaning “is looking” in English. Notice that Ukrainian does not require an extra auxiliary verb like “is.”
Why is the preposition на used in this sentence?
The preposition на is used to indicate the direction or target of the action. In this case, it connects the verb дивиться to the object that is being looked at. It is similar to the English “at” in this context.
What is the significance of the form картину in this sentence?
Картину is the accusative singular form of the noun картина (“painting”). The accusative case is used here because the noun is the object of the preposition на, denoting what Petro is looking at.
Why doesn’t the sentence include an extra word equivalent to the English verb “is”?
In Ukrainian, the present form of the verb to be is usually omitted. The sentence structure inherently conveys the present tense without needing an extra auxiliary verb. Hence, Петро дивиться на картину is complete and correct without an explicit “is.”