Мотивація важлива.

important

Breakdown of Мотивація важлива.

• мотивація: the motivation

Questions & Answers about Мотивація важлива.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So:

• Мотивація важлива. = Motivation is important.

This is completely normal and natural.
If you wanted other tenses, then forms of бути would appear:

• Мотивація була важлива. = Motivation was important.
• Мотивація буде важлива. = Motivation will be important.

Why does важлива end in -а?

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

In Ukrainian, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here:

• мотивація = feminine singular
• важлива = feminine singular form of важливий (important)

Compare:

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

Is мотивація feminine just because it ends in -я?