Вісім чашок на столі.

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Breakdown of Вісім чашок на столі.

• чашка: the cup
• стіл: the table
• вісім: eight

Questions & Answers about Вісім чашок на столі.

Why is there no word for are in this sentence?

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

So:

Вісім чашок на столі.
literally looks like Eight cups on the table.

But it naturally means:

There are eight cups on the table or Eight cups are on the table.

This is completely normal Ukrainian.

Why is it чашок and not чашки or чашка?

Because after вісім (eight), Ukrainian normally uses the noun in the genitive plural.

The base word is чашка = cup.

Its forms are:

• чашка = singular
• чашки = one common plural form
• чашок = genitive plural

After numbers 5 and higher in basic counting, Ukrainian usually uses the genitive plural:

• п’ять чашок = five cups
• шість чашок = six cups
• вісім чашок = eight cups

So вісім чашок is the expected pattern.

What case is чашок here?