Лапа мокра.

Because лапа is a feminine singular noun, and the adjective has to agree with it.

• masculine: мокрий
• feminine: мокра
• neuter: мокре
• plural: мокрі

So Лапа мокра uses the feminine form because лапа is feminine.

A very common clue in Ukrainian is the ending.

Nouns ending in -а or -я are often feminine, and лапа follows that pattern.

So:

• лапа = feminine
• therefore any adjective describing it must also be feminine: мокра

In the present tense, Ukrainian usually does not use a separate verb for is / am / are in simple sentences like this.

So English says:

• The paw is wet

But Ukrainian simply says:

• Лапа мокра

This is completely normal. The idea of is is understood automatically.

It is a complete sentence.

In Ukrainian, a noun plus an adjective can form a full present-tense sentence:

• Небо синє = The sky is blue
• Вода холодна = The water is cold
• Лапа мокра = The paw is wet

So this is not just a dictionary-style phrase. It works as a real statement.

It can be before the noun, but here it is after the noun because the sentence is being used like The paw is wet.

Compare:

• мокра лапа = a wet paw / wet paw

  • adjective + noun
  • this is a noun phrase

• Лапа мокра = The paw is wet

  • noun + adjective
  • this is a sentence

So the order helps show whether you mean a description inside a noun phrase or a full statement.

Yes, but it usually means wet paw or a wet paw, not necessarily a full sentence.

If you want a clear statement like The paw is wet, Лапа мокра is the more natural pattern.

In some contexts, Мокра лапа could still be understood as a sentence, especially in speech, but the basic learner distinction is:

• мокра лапа = a wet paw
• лапа мокра = the paw is wet

No. Ukrainian has no articles like English a/an/the.

So лапа can mean:

• a paw
• the paw

The exact meaning depends on context.

That means Лапа мокра could be understood as:

• The paw is wet
• A paw is wet

but in real context, one meaning will usually be obvious.

It is in the nominative case.

This is the basic dictionary form of the noun, and it is used here because лапа is the subject of the sentence.

Also, мокра matches it in:

• gender: feminine
• number: singular
• case: nominative

So both words are in forms that fit a simple subject + description sentence.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

• Лапа ≈ LA-pa
• мокра ≈ MO-kra

Stress:

• ла́па
• мо́кра

A few tips:

• л is a clear l
• а is like a in father
• о is usually pronounced clearly as o, not reduced like in English
• кр in мокра is a consonant cluster, so say it cleanly: MO-kra

Usually лапа means paw, especially for an animal.

Depending on context, it can also mean:

• a clawed or padded limb
• sometimes a figurative or playful big hand in informal speech

But for a beginner, the safest core meaning is paw.

The adjective is feminine because of the noun, not because the whole sentence is somehow feminine.

In Ukrainian, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe. Since лапа is feminine, мокра must be feminine too.

So the grammar is driven by the noun:

• лапа → feminine
• therefore мокра

Yes, a little.

• Лапа мокра. = a neutral statement: The paw is wet.
• Лапа мокра? = a question: Is the paw wet?
• Лапа мокра! = emphasis or surprise: The paw is wet!

The words stay the same, but punctuation and spoken intonation change how the sentence functions.

Yes. It is short, simple, and natural.

It sounds like a basic descriptive statement, the kind of thing you might say when noticing something physically obvious:

• Лапа мокра.
• Рука брудна.
• Підлога мокра.

So it is a very normal sentence pattern to learn.