Що ти п’єш?

to drink

Breakdown of Що ти п’єш?

• ти: you
• що: what

Questions & Answers about Що ти п’єш?

How do you pronounce Що ти п’єш?

• In IPA: /ʃt͡ʃo tɪ ˈpʲiɛʃ/
• Rough English approximation: “sht-cho ti p’yehsh?”
  
  • Що = “sht-cho” (/ʃt͡ʃo/)
  • ти = “ti” (/tɪ/)
  • п’єш = “p’yehsh” (/pʲiˈeʃ/)

What part of speech is Що and what case does it take here?

• Що is an interrogative pronoun meaning “what.”
• It functions as the direct object of the verb and thus appears in the accusative case.
• Note: For neuter pronouns like що, the nominative and accusative forms coincide.

What is the infinitive form of п’єш, and how is it conjugated for ти?

• Infinitive: пити (“to drink”).
• Present-tense, 2nd-person singular (ти):
  
  • я п’ю
  • ти п’єш
  • він/вона п’є
• You drop the infinitive ending -ти and add the ending -єш for ти.

Why is there an apostrophe in п’єш, and what does it do?