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Questions & Answers about Викладач дає урок.
What is the subject of the sentence "Викладач дає урок." and what does it mean in English?
The subject is Викладач, which translates to teacher in English. It identifies who is performing the action.
What does the verb дає mean, and how is it conjugated in this sentence?
Дає means gives. It is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb, matching the subject Викладач in person and number.
What role does the noun урок play, and what is its translation?
Урок is the direct object of the sentence. It translates to lesson in English, indicating what the teacher is giving.
Why are there no articles (like "the" or "a") before the nouns in this sentence?
Ukrainian does not use articles. Unlike English, where nouns are usually preceded by definite or indefinite articles, Ukrainian simply uses the noun forms without them.
What is the basic word order of the sentence "Викладач дає урок."?
The sentence follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order: Викладач (subject) comes first, then дає (verb), and finally урок (object).
How does the case system affect the noun урок in this sentence?
In Ukrainian, the direct object of a transitive verb takes the accusative case. For inanimate masculine nouns like урок, the accusative form is identical to the nominative form, which is why it appears unchanged in this sentence.