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Questions & Answers about Ми снідаємо вдома вранці.
What does the ending -ємо in снідаємо indicate?
It marks the first person plural present tense of the imperfective verb снідати. In Ukrainian, “-ємо” shows that we do the action (have breakfast) now or regularly.
Can you drop ми in this sentence, and if so, why is it sometimes still included?
Yes. Ukrainian verbs are conjugated for person and number, so снідаємо already means “we have breakfast.” You include ми only for emphasis, clarity, or contrast, but it’s not grammatically required.
What kind of word is вдома, and why isn’t there a case ending?
вдома is an adverb meaning “at home.” It’s a fixed adverbial form (not a preposition + noun), so it doesn’t decline or take case endings like a noun would.
Why is there no preposition before вранці, and what part of speech is it?
вранці is a temporal adverb meaning “in the morning,” derived from the noun ранок. It functions like an adverb, so you don’t add another preposition in front of it.
What’s the difference between вранці, ранком, and щоранку?
• вранці – neutral adverb for “in the morning” (general time period).
• ранком – instrumental case of ранок, often used like an adverb to point to the time of an event.
• щоранку – “each morning,” stressing habit (“every single morning”).
How would you negate this sentence to say “We don’t have breakfast at home in the morning”?
Place не before the verb:
Ми не снідаємо вдома вранці.
In Ukrainian one не before the verb is sufficient to negate its action.
How do you turn the sentence into a yes/no question?
Keep the same word order and use rising intonation, or add чи at the beginning. For example:
• Ми снідаємо вдома вранці? (raising intonation)
• Чи ми снідаємо вдома вранці? (with чи for formality)
How can you ask “At what time do we have breakfast at home?”
Use о котрій or коли to ask about time. For example:
• О котрій ми снідаємо вдома?
• Коли ми снідаємо вдома вранці?