Learn Hardcore Ukrainian: Я додаю борошно і воду для замішування тіста. - I add flour and water for kneading the dough.

для means “for” in the sense of “in order to” or “for the purpose of.” In Ukrainian, для always takes a noun in the genitive case, so тісто (nominative) becomes тіста (genitive).

Why is борошно unchanged in form when it’s a direct object?

борошно is a neuter noun ending in -о. Neuter nouns with this ending have identical nominative and accusative forms. Since direct objects normally take the accusative, борошно stays the same.

Why does вода change to воду?

вода is a feminine noun ending in -а. In the accusative case, feminine nouns ending in -а replace -а with -у, so вода → воду.

Could we use й instead of і between борошно and воду?

Yes. Both і and й mean “and.” The short form й is used before a vowel for easier pronunciation. So борошно й воду is also correct.

What tense and aspect is in додаю?

додаю is the first-person-singular present tense of the imperfective verb додавати (“to add”). Imperfective aspect describes an ongoing, habitual, or repeated action.

Why is замішування used instead of an infinitive like замішувати?

замішування is a verbal noun (gerund) formed from the imperfective verb замішувати. After для, it’s more natural to use a noun to express purpose: “for the kneading” rather than “to knead.”

How is замішування formed from the verb?

It combines: • the prefix за-
• the root -міш- (from місити, “to knead”)
• the verbal suffix -ува-
• the noun-forming suffix -ння
Resulting in з-а + міш + ува + ння = замішування (“kneading”).

How else could you express “in order to knead the dough” in Ukrainian?

You could use щоб + perfective infinitive:
Я додаю борошно і воду, щоб замісити тісто.
Here замісити is perfective “to knead,” emphasizing completion of the action.