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Questions & Answers about Після обіду я нарізаю овочі.
Why is the noun обід in the genitive case (обіду) after після?
The preposition після always takes a noun in the genitive case to express “after” in time or place. So you start with the nominative обід, then apply the genitive ending to get обіду: після обіду.
What person, number, and tense is the verb нарізаю?
нарізаю is first-person singular, present tense of the imperfective verb нарізати. In English it corresponds to “I slice” or “I am slicing.”
What is the aspect of нарізаю, and how does it differ from наріжу?
- нарізаю is imperfective: it describes an ongoing or habitual action (“I am slicing” or “I slice regularly”).
- наріжу is perfective: it denotes a completed action (“I will slice” with focus on completion).
Use нарізаю when you talk about the process; use наріжу when you emphasize that the slicing will be finished.
Why is the pronoun я included, and can it be omitted?
Ukrainian verbs carry endings that already show person and number, so the subject pronoun я is optional. You include it for emphasis or clarity. Without it, the sentence Після обіду нарізаю овочі still clearly means “After lunch, I slice vegetables.”
Why is овочі unchanged in the accusative plural?
овочі is an inanimate noun in the plural, and in Ukrainian inanimate nouns have identical forms in the nominative and accusative plural. That’s why овочі works for both “vegetables” (subject) and “vegetables” (direct object).
Can I change the word order, for example, say Я нарізаю овочі після обіду?
Yes. Ukrainian word order is fairly flexible. Starting with Після обіду highlights the time element. If you say Я нарізаю овочі після обіду, it’s still correct but places a bit more focus on the subject or the action itself rather than on “when.”