Word
Людина відмовилася працевлаштуватися на цій посаді.
Meaning
The person declined to obtain employment in this position.
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Breakdown of Людина відмовилася працевлаштуватися на цій посаді.
на
on
цей
this
людина
the person
посада
the position; job role
Questions & Answers about Людина відмовилася працевлаштуватися на цій посаді.
Why is відмовилася feminine? Does that mean the person is female?
It is feminine because людина is a grammatically feminine noun in Ukrainian.
In the past tense, Ukrainian verbs agree with the subject in gender and number, so:
- людина відмовилася = a person refused
- not людина відмовився
This does not always mean the real person is female. It means the noun людина is feminine, so the verb matches it grammatically.
What exactly does людина mean here?
Людина means person or human being.
In this sentence, the most natural English equivalent is usually person. Depending on context, it could be:
- a person
- the person
- someone
Ukrainian has no articles, so людина by itself does not tell you whether English should use a or the.
Why do both verbs end in -ся?