Симптом новий.

new

Breakdown of Симптом новий.

• симптом: the symptom

Questions & Answers about Симптом новий.

Why is there no word for is in Симптом новий?

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

So:

• Симптом новий. = The symptom is new.

If you want past or future, then forms of бути appear:

• Симптом був новий. = The symptom was new.
• Симптом буде новий. = The symptom will be new.

In the present tense, leaving out є is normal and expected.

Why is the adjective новий after the noun, instead of before it?

Here новий is not just describing the noun inside a noun phrase; it is part of the predicate:

• Симптом новий. = The symptom is new.

That is different from:

• новий симптом = a new symptom / the new symptom

So the word order helps show the difference between:

• новий симптом = adjective + noun, a single noun phrase
• симптом новий = noun + predicate adjective, a full sentence

Ukrainian word order is flexible, so other orders are possible in context, but Симптом новий is a straightforward way to say The symptom is new.

Why is it новий and not нова or нове?