Це мій рюкзак.

This is my backpack.

Breakdown of Це мій рюкзак.

• мій: my
• рюкзак: the backpack
• це: it

Questions & Answers about Це мій рюкзак.

What does each word in Це мій рюкзак. mean?

Word by word:

• Це = this or it/that is in sentences like this
• мій = my
• рюкзак = backpack

So the whole sentence means This is my backpack or It is my backpack, depending on context.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In the present tense, Ukrainian usually does not use the verb to be the way English does.

So English:

• This is my backpack.

Ukrainian:

• Це мій рюкзак.

There is no separate present-tense is here. This is completely normal Ukrainian grammar.

In other tenses, forms of to be do appear, for example:

• Це був мій рюкзак. = This was my backpack.

How do I pronounce Це мій рюкзак?