Breakdown of Моя квітка має гарну барву.
мій
my
мати
to have
гарний
beautiful
квітка
the flower
барва
the color
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What does the sentence Моя квітка має гарну барву mean in English?
It translates to "My flower has a beautiful color." Here, Моя means my, квітка means flower, має means has, гарну is the form of beautiful that agrees with the noun in case, and барву means color.
Why is the possessive pronoun Моя used instead of another form like Мій or Моє?
In Ukrainian, possessive pronouns must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. Since квітка (flower) is a feminine singular noun, the correct form for my is Моя. If the noun were masculine or neuter, you would use Мій or Моє, respectively.
Why does the adjective appear as гарну instead of its base form гарна?
Adjectives in Ukrainian must match the noun they describe in case, gender, and number. Although гарна is the base form meaning beautiful, it changes to гарну to agree with барву—which is in the accusative case as the direct object of the verb має. This alignment in form signals that the adjective is describing an object of the sentence.
What change occurs in the noun барва in this sentence, and why is it rendered as барву?
The noun барва changes to барву because it is used in the accusative case here. In Ukrainian, many feminine nouns ending in -а take an ending -у in the accusative. Since барву serves as the direct object of має (has), this declension is required by grammatical rules.
How does the word order of Моя квітка має гарну барву compare to English, and is this order typical in Ukrainian?
The sentence follows a Subject-Verb-Object order—Моя квітка as the subject, має as the verb, and гарну барву as the object—which is similar to English. While Ukrainian allows more flexible word order depending on emphasis or style, this standard structure is common and helps learners clearly identify the roles of each word in the sentence.
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