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Третій урок цікавий.

Третій урок цікавий.
The third lesson is interesting.
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Breakdown of Третій урок цікавий.

цікавий
interesting
урок
the lesson
третій
third
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Questions & Answers about Третій урок цікавий.

Why is there no article in Третій урок цікавий?
Ukrainian does not use definite or indefinite articles like the, a, or an. Instead, context and word order convey definiteness. So English “the third lesson” becomes simply Третій урок.
Why is the verb “is” missing in Третій урок цікавий?
In Ukrainian, the present‐tense form of бути (to be) is usually omitted between a subject and a predicate adjective. Thus the structure is Subject → Predicate without an explicit “is.”
What case is урок in, and why?
Урок is in the nominative case, because it is the grammatical subject of the sentence. Adjectives and numerals describing it also appear in the nominative: третій урок.
How do ordinal numbers like третій agree with nouns?

Ordinal numerals in Ukrainian function like adjectives. They must match the noun in three ways:
• Gender (masculine, feminine, neuter)
• Number (singular, plural)
• Case (nominative, accusative, etc.)
Here урок is masculine singular nominative, so we use третій (masculine sg nom).

Why does цікавий end in -ий?
Цікавий is the masculine singular nominative form of the adjective “interesting.” It ends in -ий to agree with the masculine singular noun урок in the nominative case.
Is the word order fixed in Ukrainian?

No, Ukrainian has a relatively free word order thanks to its rich case system.
For example, you could also say:
• Цікавий третій урок (emphasizing that it is interesting)
• Урок третій цікавий (less common, poetic)
But Третій урок цікавий is the neutral, straightforward S-P structure.

How do you pronounce третій and цікавий?

• третій – [ˈtrɛ.tʲij] (“TREH-tee-yee”)
• цікавий – [ˈt͡si.ka.wɪj] (“TSEE-kah-vih”)
Stress falls on the first syllable in both words.

How would you change the sentence if “lesson” were feminine or plural?

You must adapt both the ordinal and the adjective to agree in gender/number:
• Feminine: третя тема цікава (“the third topic is interesting”)
– третя (f sg nom), цікава (f sg nom)
• Plural: треті уроки цікаві (“the third lessons are interesting”)
– треті (pl nom), цікаві (pl nom)