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Questions & Answers about Я піднімаю руку на уроці.
What is the infinitive of піднімаю and what does it mean?
The infinitive is піднімати, which means “to raise” or “to lift.” Піднімаю is the 1st person singular present tense: “I raise” or “I am raising.”
Why is руку in the accusative case?
Рука (hand) is the direct object of піднімаю, so it takes the accusative. Feminine singular nouns of the –а type change -а → -у, giving руку.
What case is уроці and why do we use на with it?
Уроці is the locative singular of урок (lesson/class). The preposition на + locative expresses location or time during an activity, so на уроці means “in class” or “during the lesson.”
Can you drop the pronoun я and still say the same thing?
Yes. Ukrainian is pro-drop: the verb ending -ю already marks 1st person singular. You can simply say Піднімаю руку на уроці.
Where is the stress in піднімаю?
The stress falls on the third syllable: пі-дні-МА-ю, so it’s pronounced піднімáю.
Why are there no articles (“a” or “the”) in the sentence?
Ukrainian does not have definite or indefinite articles. Context determines whether something is specific or general.
What’s the difference between піднімати and підняти?
Піднімати is imperfective (ongoing or habitual action): піднімаю = “I raise / am raising.”
Підняти is perfective (completed action), which you’d use for future: я підніму руку = “I will raise my hand.”
Could you use підіймати instead of піднімати?
Standard Ukrainian uses піднімати. Підіймати may occur in dialect or colloquial speech, but the normative form is піднімати.
Why do we say на уроці instead of в уроці?
With урок, the established phrase for “during class” is на уроці. Saying в уроці would sound unnatural in standard Ukrainian.
How would you turn the sentence into a yes/no question?
You can keep the same word order and raise intonation: Я піднімаю руку на уроці?
Or add чи at the start: Чи я піднімаю руку на уроці?