Questions & Answers about Клініка відкрита.
Why is it відкрита and not відкритий or відкрите?
Because клініка is a feminine singular noun in Ukrainian.
Adjectives and adjective-like words must agree with the noun in gender, number, and usually case:
- відкритий = masculine
- відкрита = feminine
- відкрите = neuter
- відкриті = plural
Since клініка is feminine, the correct form is відкрита.
A few similar examples:
- Школа відкрита. = The school is open.
- Магазин відкритий. = The store is open.
- Вікно відкрите. = The window is open.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?
In the present tense, Ukrainian usually does not use a separate verb meaning is / am / are.
So:
- Клініка відкрита. literally looks like Clinic open
- but it means The clinic is open
This is completely normal in Ukrainian. The present-tense to be is usually omitted.
Compare:
- Він лікар. = He is a doctor.
- Двері зачинені. = The door is closed / The doors are closed.
- Клініка відкрита. = The clinic is open.
If you want past or future, then forms of бути appear:
- Клініка була відкрита. = The clinic was open.
- Клініка буде відкрита. = The clinic will be open.
What case is клініка here?
It is in the nominative singular.
In this sentence, клініка is the subject: the clinic. Subjects are normally in the nominative case.
So:
- dictionary form: клініка
- nominative singular: клініка
This is one reason the sentence is a good beginner example: both words are in straightforward forms.
Does відкрита mean open in the sense of not closed, or can it also mean open-minded?
In this sentence, відкрита means open in the practical sense: open for business / operating / not closed.
The adjective відкритий / відкрита / відкрите can have several meanings depending on context, including:
- physically open
- open to the public
- uncovered / visible
- figuratively open, sometimes even open-hearted or frank
But with клініка, the natural meaning is:
- The clinic is open
- The clinic is open for patients / business
So context makes the meaning clear.
Is відкрита an adjective here, or something like a participle?
For a learner, the simplest and most useful way to understand it is: it behaves like an adjective meaning open.
Historically and grammatically, forms like відкритий / відкрита are related to past passive participles, but in everyday learning and usage they function very much like ordinary adjectives.
What matters most is that it agrees with the noun:
- клініка відкрита
- магазин відкритий
- вікно відкрите
So if you are a beginner, treating it as an adjective is perfectly practical.
How do you pronounce Клініка відкрита?
A helpful approximation is:
KLEE-nee-ka veed-KRY-ta
A bit more carefully:
- Клініка ≈ KLEE-nee-ka
- відкрита ≈ veed-KRY-ta
Notes:
- і sounds like ee in see
- и is a different vowel, shorter and less tense than English ee
- the stress is:
- клІніка
- відкрИта
If you want a rough IPA-style guide:
- Клініка = [ˈklʲinʲikɐ]
- відкрита = [ʋidˈkrɪtɐ]
Can I also say Відкрита клініка?
Yes, but it usually feels different.
Клініка відкрита. = The clinic is open.
This is a normal statement.Відкрита клініка. can mean an open clinic or sound more descriptive, depending on context.
In Ukrainian, word order is more flexible than in English, but changing the order often changes the focus or style, not the basic meaning.
If you are simply telling someone that the clinic is open, Клініка відкрита is the safest choice.
Does this mean the clinic is open right now, or that it is generally an open clinic?
Usually it means the clinic is open now / at the moment / for service.
Without extra context, a native speaker will most naturally understand it as a state:
- the clinic is currently open
- the clinic is not closed
If you wanted to make the meaning more explicitly general or descriptive, you would usually add more context.
For example:
- Клініка зараз відкрита. = The clinic is open now.
- Клініка відкрита з 9 до 18. = The clinic is open from 9 to 6.
So by itself, the sentence most often expresses a current state.
Why isn’t there a definite article like the in Ukrainian?
Ukrainian has no articles like English a / an / the.
So Клініка відкрита can mean:
- The clinic is open
- A clinic is open
In real life, context usually tells you which one is intended. In many basic translations, English uses the clinic is open because that sounds most natural.
This is something English speakers need to get used to: Ukrainian often leaves definiteness unstated unless context makes it clear.
Can клініка also mean hospital?
Not usually. Клініка most directly means clinic.
It may refer to:
- a medical clinic
- a private clinic
- a specialized medical center
It is not the usual basic word for hospital. The common word for hospital is лікарня.
So:
- Клініка відкрита. = The clinic is open.
- Лікарня відкрита. = The hospital is open.
Would a Ukrainian speaker actually say this in real life?
Yes, absolutely. It is short, natural, and idiomatic.
You might see or hear it:
- on a sign
- in a message
- in speech
- in response to a question
For example:
- Клініка відкрита? = Is the clinic open?
- Так, клініка відкрита. = Yes, the clinic is open.
In everyday Ukrainian, short present-tense statements like this are very common.
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