Вчителька пояснює граматику чітко.

Breakdown of Вчителька пояснює граматику чітко.

пояснювати
to explain
граматика
the grammar
вчителька
the teacher
чітко
clearly
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Questions & Answers about Вчителька пояснює граматику чітко.

What is вчителька and what grammatical features does it have?

вчителька is a noun meaning “female teacher.”

  • Part of speech: noun
  • Gender: feminine (the suffix -ка is a common feminine marker)
  • Number: singular
  • Case: nominative (it’s the subject of the sentence)

The verb пояснює (explains) agrees with it as 3rd person singular.

What case, number and function does граматику have here?

граматику is the accusative singular of граматика (grammar).

  • Case: accusative (direct object)
  • Number: singular
  • Gender: feminine

In Ukrainian, the direct object of a transitive verb like пояснює usually takes the accusative. Feminine nouns ending in change to in the accusative.

What kind of verb is пояснює? Which person, number, tense and aspect?

пояснює is from the imperfective verb пояснювати (to explain).

  • Person: 3rd person
  • Number: singular
  • Tense: present
  • Aspect: imperfective (focuses on the ongoing or habitual action)

In Ukrainian, present‐tense verbs don’t need an auxiliary (“does” or “is”)—the single form пояснює covers both simple and continuous nuances.

What part of speech is чітко, and how is it formed?

чітко is an adverb meaning “clearly” or “precisely.”

  • It modifies the verb пояснює, describing how the action is done.
  • Formation: adjective чіткий
    • adverbial suffix чітко

Adverbs of manner in Ukrainian often end in or .

Why aren’t there any articles like “the” or “a” in this sentence?
Ukrainian has no articles. Definiteness or indefiniteness is understood from context, word order or additional words, but you simply use the noun in its case form without adding “the” or “a.”
How is the stress placed in each word?

The stressed syllables are as follows:

  • вчи́телька (stress on -тель-)
  • поясню́є (on -ню́-)
  • грамати́ку (on -ти́-)
  • чи́тко (on чи́т-)

Paying attention to stress is crucial for natural pronunciation.

How would the sentence change if the teacher were male?

You’d replace вчителька with the masculine вчитель. All other words stay the same:
Вчитель пояснює граматику чітко.

The verb пояснює remains 3rd person singular, so it still agrees correctly.

Can I move чітко elsewhere in the sentence?

Yes, Ukrainian word order is fairly flexible. For emphasis you can say:

  • Чітко вчителька пояснює граматику. (Emphasizes the clarity.)
  • Вчителька граматику пояснює чітко. (Less common, but still grammatical.)

Changing word order shifts the focus or nuance but doesn’t break grammar.