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Questions & Answers about Мій друг пригожий.
What does the adjective пригожий mean in this sentence?
Пригожий translates to "handsome" or "attractive" in English. It is used here as a descriptive adjective that highlights the friend's pleasing appearance.
Why is there no verb like is connecting Мій друг and пригожий?
In Ukrainian, the present tense form of the verb to be (such as is) is typically omitted in descriptive statements. Therefore, Мій друг пригожий naturally means "My friend is handsome" without an explicit linking verb.
How does adjective agreement work in this sentence?
In Ukrainian, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case. Here, Мій (my) is the masculine singular possessive adjective matching друг (friend), which is a masculine singular noun. Similarly, пригожий is in the masculine singular form to agree with друг.
What role does the possessive adjective Мій play here?
Мій means "my" and it indicates possession. It modifies друг by showing that the friend being described belongs to the speaker. Its form is chosen to agree in gender (masculine) and number (singular) with друг.
How would you change the sentence if you wanted to describe a female friend?
For a female friend, you would adjust both the noun and the adjectives to reflect the feminine gender. One common version is Моя подруга приго́жа. Here, Моя is the feminine form of "my", подруга is the feminine noun for "friend", and приго́жа is the feminine form of пригожий.