Word
Вода надто холодна.
Meaning
The water is too cold.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Вода надто холодна.
What is the correct pronunciation of Вода надто холодна?
The pronunciation (transcription) is: vo-DA na-DTO kho-LÓD-na.
• The stress falls on the second syllable of вода (vo-DA) and on the first syllable of холодна (kho-LÓD-na).
• надто is usually unstressed or carries only light stress (na-DTO).
How would you translate Вода надто холодна word by word?
• вода = “water” (nominative, feminine)
• надто = “too” (indicating an excessive degree)
• холодна = “cold” (feminine adjective, nominative)
So literally: “Water too cold.” In natural English: “The water is too cold.”
Why is there no article before вода? Why not “the water” in Ukrainian?
Ukrainian does not use definite or indefinite articles like the or a. Context alone shows whether you mean “water in general,” “some water,” or “the water.” In this sentence, вода can mean “the water” that’s being referred to, but there’s no separate word for the.
Why is вода in the nominative case here?
Because вода is the subject of the sentence (what we’re talking about), and Ukrainian uses the nominative case for subjects in simple declarative sentences.