Questions & Answers about Чия сорочка лежить на стільці?
Why is it чия and not чий/чиє/чиї?
Because чия agrees with the noun сорочка, which is feminine singular. The interrogative possessive pronoun changes for gender and number:
- masculine: чий зошит?
- feminine: чия книжка?
- neuter: чиє пальто?
- plural: чиї ключі?
What case is сорочка in, and why?
Nominative singular. Сорочка is the grammatical subject of лежить, and чия also stands in the nominative to agree with it.
What case is на стільці, and why not на стілець?
It’s locative singular: на + Locative is used for location (where something is). На + Accusative is used for direction (onto/into). Compare:
- Location: Сорочка лежить на стільці. (on the chair)
- Direction: Я кладу сорочку на стілець. (onto the chair)
Can I drop the verb and say Чия сорочка на стільці?
Yes, very natural. Ukrainian often omits є/is. With лежить, you highlight the posture (lying). Without it, you simply state location.