Кліщ на лапі.

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Breakdown of Кліщ на лапі.

• лапа: the paw
• кліщ: the tick; blood-feeding parasite

Questions & Answers about Кліщ на лапі.

Why is there no word for is in Кліщ на лапі?

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

So:

• Кліщ на лапі. = The tick is on the paw.

Literally, it looks like:

• tick on paw

This is completely normal in Ukrainian.
If you want to say the same thing in the past or future, then a form of бути (to be) appears:

• Кліщ був на лапі. = The tick was on the paw.
• Кліщ буде на лапі. = The tick will be on the paw.

Why is лапі not лапа?

Because after на when it means on in the sense of location, Ukrainian uses the locative case.

So:

• dictionary form: лапа = paw
• after на for location: на лапі = on the paw

This is a very common pattern:

• на столі = on the table
• на землі = on the ground
• на лапі = on the paw

So лапі is the locative singular form of лапа.