Портфоліо у файлі.

The portfolio is in the file.

Breakdown of Портфоліо у файлі.

• у: in
• файл: the file
• портфоліо: the professional portfolio

Questions & Answers about Портфоліо у файлі.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So instead of saying the full equivalent of Portfolio is in the file, Ukrainian simply says:

Портфоліо у файлі.

This is completely normal and natural.
If you are used to English, it may feel like something is missing, but in Ukrainian it is not.

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What case is файлі, and why does it end in -і?

Файлі is in the locative case.

The preposition у / в often means in, and after it, a noun commonly goes into the locative when talking about location:

• файл = file
• у файлі = in the file

So:

• dictionary form: файл
• locative singular: файлі

For this masculine noun, the locative ending here is -і.

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Why is it у файлі and not в файлі?