Questions & Answers about Ця людина сумлінна та доброзичлива.
Why is there no verb for “is” in this sentence?
In Ukrainian, the present‐tense copula (є) is normally omitted. So Ця людина (є) сумлінна та доброзичлива literally means This person is conscientious and friendly, even though є doesn’t appear.
What does ця mean, and why is it ця instead of цей or це?
ця is the feminine singular nominative form of the demonstrative pronoun meaning this. It agrees in gender, number and case with людина (a feminine noun in the nominative).
What part of speech is людина, and what case is it in?
людина is a feminine noun meaning person. Here it’s in the nominative singular, serving as the subject of the sentence.
Why do сумлінна and доброзичлива end with -на and -ва?
These are adjectives in the feminine singular nominative form. Ukrainian adjectives must agree with the noun they modify.
- сумлінна is the feminine form of сумлінний
- доброзичлива is the feminine form of доброзичливий