Questions & Answers about Випробувальний термін тривалий.
In Ukrainian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.
So:
- Випробувальний термін тривалий. = The probation period is long.
A more literal word-for-word structure is:
- probationary period long
This is completely normal in Ukrainian. You would only use a form of бути (to be) in the past or future, or in special emphatic contexts.
For example:
- Випробувальний термін був тривалий. = The probation period was long.
- Випробувальний термін буде тривалий. = The probation period will be long.
Here is the breakdown:
- випробувальний = probationary, trial, testing
- термін = term, period, duration
- тривалий = long, lengthy, prolonged
Together, випробувальний термін is a set phrase meaning probation period or trial period.
So the sentence says that this period is long / lengthy.