Банкір читає газету.

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Breakdown of Банкір читає газету.

• газета: the newspaper
• банкір: the banker

Questions & Answers about Банкір читає газету.

Why is there no article equivalent to “a” or “the” in Банкір читає газету?

Ukrainian has no articles. Nouns appear without a, an, or the; definiteness or indefiniteness is inferred from context.

What grammatical case is газету in, and why does it end in -у?

Газету is in the accusative singular. It ends in -у because it’s a feminine inanimate noun whose base form is газета (nominative), and the accusative singular of such nouns takes -у.

What case and role does банкір have, and why doesn’t it change its ending?

Банкір is the subject in the nominative singular. It’s a masculine noun ending in a consonant, so its nominative form stays банкір.

Why is there no pronoun like “he” before читає?

In Ukrainian, subject pronouns are optional when the verb ending clearly shows person and number. Читає is third person singular, so він (“he”) can be omitted.

What tense, person, number, and aspect does читає express?