Кваліфікація важлива.

The qualification is important.

Breakdown of Кваліфікація важлива.

• важливий: important
• кваліфікація: the professional qualification

Questions & Answers about Кваліфікація важлива.

Why is there no word for is in Кваліфікація важлива?

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

So:

Кваліфікація важлива.
literally = Qualification important.
natural English = The qualification is important or Qualification is important.

This is completely normal Ukrainian.
If you talk about the past or future, you do use forms of бути:

• Кваліфікація була важлива. = The qualification was important.
• Кваліфікація буде важлива. = The qualification will be important.

Why does важлива end in -а?

Because it agrees with кваліфікація, which is a feminine singular noun.

In Ukrainian, adjectives change form to match the noun in gender, number, and case.

The dictionary form of important is важливий. Its forms include:

• важливий = masculine
• важлива = feminine
• важливе = neuter
• важливі = plural

Since кваліфікація is feminine singular, the correct form is важлива.

What grammatical form is кваліфікація here?