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Questions & Answers about Сильний вітер дує сьогодні.
What does each word in the sentence Сильний вітер дує сьогодні mean?
• Сильний means "strong".
• вітер means "wind".
• дує is the present tense, third person singular form of "to blow", so it translates as "is blowing" or "blows".
• сьогодні means "today".
Together, the sentence means "A strong wind is blowing today."
How does the adjective сильний agree with the noun вітер in this sentence?
In Ukrainian, adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify in terms of gender, number, and case. Here, вітер is a masculine, singular noun in the nominative case, so the adjective сильний is also in the masculine singular nominative form.
Why is the subject pronoun omitted in Сильний вітер дує сьогодні?
Ukrainian, like many Slavic languages, often drops the subject pronoun because the verb conjugation already indicates the person and number. The verb дує clearly shows it is a third person singular action, so there is no need to explicitly state the subject.
What tense is used for the verb дує, and what does it tell us about the action?
The verb дує is in the present tense. It indicates that the action of the wind blowing is taking place right now, which is consistent with the adverb сьогодні (“today”). This establishes that the event is occurring at the current time.
Is the word order in this sentence typical for Ukrainian, and how does it compare to English?
Yes, the word order is quite typical. The sentence follows a structure where the descriptive adjective comes before the noun (Сильний вітер), followed by the verb (дує), and then the time adverb (сьогодні). Although Ukrainian allows for flexible word order, this arrangement closely parallels the English order in “A strong wind is blowing today.”
Why aren’t there any articles (such as "a" or "the") in the sentence?
Ukrainian does not use articles in the way that English does. There are no words equivalent to “a” or “the” in Ukrainian; the context provided by adjectives and word order is sufficient to convey meaning.
How does the adverb сьогодні function in this sentence?
The adverb сьогодні indicates when the action is happening—it specifies that the wind is blowing today. In Ukrainian, time adverbs typically follow the verb or appear at the end of the sentence, and they modify the verb directly without the need for additional prepositions.