Word
Настільна гра цікава.
Meaning
The board game is interesting.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Настільна гра цікава.
Why is there no word for is in Настільна гра цікава?
In Ukrainian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.
So:
- Настільна гра цікава. = The board game is interesting.
This is completely normal Ukrainian.
If you want past or future, then forms of бути appear:
- Настільна гра була цікава. = The board game was interesting.
- Настільна гра буде цікава. = The board game will be interesting.
So the missing is is not a mistake—it is standard grammar.
Why do настільна and цікава both end in -а?