Це мій хід.

this

Breakdown of Це мій хід.

• мій: my
• хід: the turn; move in a game

Questions & Answers about Це мій хід.

Why is there no word for is in Це мій хід?

In Ukrainian, the verb бути (to be) is usually omitted in the present tense in simple statements like this.

So:

• Це мій хід = literally This my move/turn
• natural English = This is my move / It’s my turn

This is completely normal Ukrainian. You do not need to add a present-tense is.

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What does це mean here?

Це usually means this, but in sentences like this it often works like this is or it is.

So Це мій хід is literally something like:

• This is my move
• or idiomatically It’s my turn

In short, це is pointing to the situation and identifying it.

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Why is it мій, not моя or моє?