Вода корисна для шкіри.

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

So:

• Вода корисна для шкіри = Water is good/beneficial for the skin
• literally: Water beneficial for skin

This is completely normal Ukrainian grammar. In the past or future, forms of бути (to be) can appear, but in the present tense they are usually left out.

Because корисна agrees with вода.

In Ukrainian, adjectives change form to match the noun’s:

• gender
• number
• case

Вода is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:

• masculine: корисний
• feminine: корисна
• neuter: корисне
• plural: корисні

That is why корисна is used here.

A very common clue is the ending. Many Ukrainian nouns ending in -а or -я are feminine.

So вода is feminine, and that affects the form of words that describe it, such as adjectives:

• чиста вода = clean water
• холодна вода = cold water
• корисна вода = beneficial water

There are exceptions in Ukrainian gender patterns, but вода is a straightforward feminine noun.

Because the preposition для requires the genitive case.

The dictionary form is шкіра (skin), but after для it changes to the genitive singular:

• nominative: шкіра
• genitive: шкіри

So:

• для шкіри = for the skin

This is a very important pattern to remember:

• для + genitive

Other examples:

• для дитини = for the child
• для міста = for the city
• для здоров’я = for health

Корисний / корисна / корисне often means useful, beneficial, or good for something.

In this sentence, корисна для шкіри is best understood as:

• beneficial for the skin
• good for the skin

So it is not just useful in a practical sense. It often means something has a positive effect.

For example:

• Овочі корисні для здоров’я = Vegetables are good for health
• Сон корисний для організму = Sleep is beneficial for the body

Ukrainian has no articles like English a/an/the.

That means whether something is understood as:

• skin
• the skin
• sometimes even one’s skin

depends on context.

In this sentence, English naturally says the skin, but Ukrainian simply says шкіри without any article.

This happens all the time in Ukrainian:

• Я бачу машину = I see a/the car
• Книга на столі = The book is on the table / A book is on the table

Context tells you which English article makes the most sense.

Yes, Ukrainian word order is relatively flexible.

The neutral, standard order here is:

• Вода корисна для шкіри

But you could also say:

• Для шкіри вода корисна

This version puts more emphasis on for the skin.

Because Ukrainian uses case endings, word order is often freer than in English. However, the most natural word order depends on what you want to emphasize.

So:

• Вода корисна для шкіри = neutral statement
• Для шкіри вода корисна = emphasis on the skin

A rough pronunciation guide is:

vo-DA ko-RYS-na dlya SHKI-ry

A few helpful notes:

• вода has stress on the second syllable: воДА
• корисна has stress on ри: коРИсна
• шкіри has stress on the first syllable: ШКІри
• для is pronounced roughly like dlya, with a soft l

If you want a more English-like approximation:

• va-DA ko-RIS-na dlya SHKEE-ry

But it is better to learn the actual Ukrainian sounds over time, especially the soft consonants.

Yes. In this sentence, вода means water in general.

Ukrainian often uses a singular noun this way to talk about a substance or a general concept:

• Вода корисна для шкіри = Water is good for the skin
• Молоко корисне для дітей = Milk is good for children

So this is not necessarily talking about one specific glass or bottle of water. It is a general statement.

Yes, that is also possible, though it is a slightly different construction.

You may see:

• Вода корисна для шкіри
• Вода корисна шкірі

The first uses:

• для + genitive = for the skin

The second uses the dative case:

• шкірі = to the skin / for the skin

Both can mean essentially the same thing in context. For many learners, для + genitive is easier to recognize and build at first.

So:

• для шкіри = very transparent and common
• шкірі = also correct, but uses a different case pattern

Вода is in the nominative case.

It is the subject of the sentence — the thing being talked about.

In Вода корисна для шкіри:

• вода = nominative singular
• корисна = adjective agreeing with вода
• для шкіри = prepositional phrase with для + genitive

So the overall structure is:

• subject: вода
• description: корисна
• complement: для шкіри

Yes, it sounds natural and correct.

It is a simple, standard sentence that could easily appear in:

• conversation
• skincare advice
• health writing
• advertising
• educational materials

A native speaker might also use close variants such as:

• Вода дуже корисна для шкіри. = Water is very beneficial for the skin.
• Питна вода корисна для шкіри. = Drinking water is good for the skin.
• Вода добре впливає на шкіру. = Water has a good effect on the skin.

But the original sentence is perfectly natural.