Роботодавець в офісі.

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Breakdown of Роботодавець в офісі.

• офіс: the office
• роботодавець: the employer

Questions & Answers about Роботодавець в офісі.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Ukrainian, the present-tense verb to be is usually omitted.

So Роботодавець в офісі. literally looks like Employer in office, but the natural meaning is The employer is in the office.

You can think of an understood is here. Ukrainian often leaves it unspoken in simple present-tense statements.

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Why does офіс become офісі?

Because after в when it means in a place, Ukrainian normally uses the locative case.

• dictionary form: офіс
• locative singular: в офісі

So в офісі means in the office.

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Why is it в офісі, not в офіс?

This is the difference between location and motion.

• в офісі = in the office already there, static location
• в офіс = into the office movement toward it

So in Роботодавець в офісі, the employer is located there, not moving there.

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Why is the preposition used here? Can I also say ?