Breakdown of Ложка, виделка та ніж лежать на тарілці.
на
on
та
and
лежати
to lie
ложка
the spoon
виделка
the fork
ніж
the knife
тарілка
the plate
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Questions & Answers about Ложка, виделка та ніж лежать на тарілці.
Why is the word for fork spelled виделка instead of вилка like in Russian?
The Ukrainian word for fork is виделка. It descends from Old East Slavic, while Russian uses вилка. Even though they share a common root, Ukrainian preserves the е vowel. Note the stress: ви-дель-ка.
What’s the difference between the conjunctions і and та?
Both mean and, but і is a general connector, while та is often used in lists (especially before the last item) or for stylistic/emphatic purposes. In everyday speech, listing items as ложка, виделка та ніж sounds natural and avoids repeating і.
Why is the verb лежать in the plural form, not лежить?
Ukrainian verbs agree with the grammatical number of their subjects. Here we have a compound subject (a spoon, a fork, and a knife), so you use the 3rd person plural лежать. If there were only one object, you’d say лежить.
What case is тарілці and why does it end with -ці?
It’s the locative (also called the prepositional) case, used after на to indicate location (static position). тарілка (nominative) changes to тарілці by replacing -ка with -ці.
How do you pronounce Ложка, виделка та ніж лежать на тарілці?
Phonetic transcription: [ˈlɔʒkɑ, wiˈdɛlkɑ tɑ niʒ lʲeˈʒɑt nɑ tɑˈriltsi].
In approximate English: LAH-zhka, vee-DEHL-ka ta neezh lye-ZHAHT na tah-REEL-tsee.
What does the verb лежати mean here, and is it related to telling lies?
Here лежати means to lie as in to rest or be located horizontally. It has nothing to do with telling an untruth. The verb is imperfective, describing a continuous state.
Why does ніж have a soft sign and how do you form its plural?
The soft sign ь indicates palatalization of the preceding consonant, so ніж is pronounced [nʲiʒ]. The plural of ніж is ножі (replace -ж with -ж-і and shift the root vowel).
Where is the stress in each word of the sentence?
• Ложка – on the first syllable: ЛОжка
• Виделка – on the second: виДЕЛка
• Ніж – its only syllable, stressed by default
• Лежать – on the second: лeЖАть
• Тарілці – on the second: тарІЛці