Це нічия.

A good English approximation is tseh nee-chy-YA.

• Це = tseh
• нічия = nee-chy-YA

The stress is on the last syllable of нічия: нічия́.

In Ukrainian, the present-tense verb to be is usually left out in simple sentences like this.

So:

• Це нічия literally looks like This a draw
• but it naturally means This is a draw or It’s a tie

You will see this very often in Ukrainian:

• Це проблема. = This is a problem.
• Це правда. = That’s true / This is the truth.

Using є here is usually unnecessary and sounds less natural in a basic sentence.

Here це means something like this, that, or it depending on the context.

In short identifying sentences, це is very often used where English would say it’s or that’s:

• Це нічия. = It’s a tie.
• Це мій брат. = This is my brother.
• Це добре. = That’s good.

So це does not always translate word-for-word the same way in English.

Here нічия is a noun meaning a draw / a tie.

It is:

• feminine
• singular
• in the nominative case

So the sentence structure is basically:

• Це = this/it
• нічия = a draw / tie

This is a very common question.

Це is indeed a neuter-form word historically, but in sentences like this it does not force the following noun to be neuter.

The noun keeps its own gender:

• Це проблема. — проблема is feminine
• Це брат. — брат is masculine
• Це вікно. — вікно is neuter
• Це нічия. — нічия is feminine

So нічия stays feminine simply because that is the gender of the noun.

You would use it when the result of a game, match, or contest is a draw/tie.

For example:

• in football/soccer
• in chess
• in a card game
• in any competition where neither side wins

In British English, draw is often the closest translation. In American English, tie is often the most natural translation.

Yes. Нічия can also be the feminine form of нічий, meaning nobody’s / no one’s.

So depending on context, нічия could be:

• a noun = draw / tie
• an adjectival/pronominal form = nobody’s (feminine)

But in the standalone sentence Це нічия, the normal interpretation is It’s a tie / draw, especially in a game or sports context.

Yes, but Це нічия is the most neutral and natural order.

Other orders are possible, but they usually sound more marked or context-dependent.

For example:

• Це нічия. = neutral statement
• Нічия це. = possible, but more emphatic or conversational

As a learner, Це нічия is the safest version to use.

Not exactly, but they are related.

• нічия by itself means a draw / a tie
• нічия гра literally means a drawn game or a tied game

In many situations, Ukrainian simply uses the noun нічия on its own, just as English can say It’s a tie without repeating game or match.