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Questions & Answers about Співробітник працює в офісі.
What does Співробітник mean in this sentence?
Співробітник translates to employee (or co-worker). The word is formed from спів- (meaning “together” or “with”) and -робітник (meaning “worker”), emphasizing someone who works as part of a team.
What is the grammatical case of офісі, and why is it used here?
Офісі is in the locative (prepositional) case. In Ukrainian, when indicating location with the preposition в (meaning “in”), the noun must take the locative form. That’s why офіс becomes офісі to mean “in the office.”
How is the verb працює conjugated, and why is there no explicit subject pronoun?
Працює is the third-person singular form of the verb працювати (to work). The verb’s ending -є clearly signals that the subject is third-person singular. In Ukrainian, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb conjugation already indicates who is performing the action, making sentences concise and clear.
What is the typical sentence structure demonstrated by this sentence?
The sentence follows a subject-verb-prepositional phrase order. Співробітник serves as the subject, працює is the verb, and в офісі is a prepositional phrase indicating location. Although Ukrainian allows flexible word order due to its rich inflectional system, this arrangement is common and straightforward.
Can the word order be rearranged without changing the meaning of the sentence?
Yes, Ukrainian word order is quite flexible because grammatical relationships are indicated by cases and verb endings rather than just position. However, any rearrangement must ensure that the subject, verb, and locative phrase remain clearly connected so that the intended meaning—“the employee works in the office”—stays intact.