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Questions & Answers about Малюнок гарний.
What does Малюнок гарний mean in English?
It translates to "The drawing is beautiful." In this sentence, малюнок means "drawing" and гарний means "beautiful."
Why is there no verb equivalent to "is" in Малюнок гарний?
In Ukrainian, the present tense form of the verb to be is typically omitted. The sentence naturally links the subject and its description without an explicit copula, so гарний directly serves as the predicate describing малюнок.
How does adjective-noun agreement work in this sentence?
Ukrainian adjectives must agree with their nouns in gender, number, and case. Here, малюнок is a masculine singular noun, so the adjective гарний is in the masculine singular nominative form to match it.
Why does the adjective come after the noun rather than before, as in English?
While adjectives can sometimes precede the noun in Ukrainian (especially in attributive constructions like гарний малюнок), placing the adjective after the noun—as in Малюнок гарний—creates a predicative structure. This order emphasizes the state or quality of the drawing rather than describing it as an inherent characteristic.
Why is there no article like "the" before малюнок?
Ukrainian does not use articles. Concepts like definiteness that are expressed with "the" in English are understood from context in Ukrainian, so no additional word is needed before малюнок.