Learn Hardcore Ukrainian: Враження від успішного діалогу надихають мене на нові ініціативи. - The impressions from a successful dialogue inspire me to new initiatives.

Враження translates to impressions or experiences. In Ukrainian, it is commonly used as a plural noun to represent a collection of feelings or perceptions, even if in English you might sometimes treat the idea as singular.

Why is the phrase від успішного діалогу in the genitive case, and how does the preposition від affect its form?

The preposition від means from or of and requires the following noun to be in the genitive case. That’s why діалог becomes діалогу, and the adjective успішного is inflected to agree in gender, number, and case with the noun.

Why is the verb form надихають used in this sentence instead of a singular form?

The subject враження is plural, and Ukrainian verbs must agree with their subjects in number. Thus, the third-person plural present tense form надихають is used to match the plural subject.

How does the structure надихати когось на щось function in this sentence, particularly regarding мене and на нові ініціативи?

This construction mirrors the English pattern to inspire someone to (do something). Here, мене is the direct object indicating the person being inspired, while на нові ініціативи is a prepositional phrase introduced by на that specifies the field or action that the inspiration leads to.

What case is нові ініціативи in, and why does it look like its nominative form even though it follows the preposition на?

After the verb надихати in this construction, the object is introduced by the preposition на, which requires the noun to be in the accusative case. However, for inanimate plural nouns such as ініціативи, the accusative form is identical in appearance to the nominative form. Hence, нові ініціативи remains unchanged while fulfilling its grammatical role.