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.

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.

Кліщ is in the nominative singular.

It is the subject of the sentence:

• Кліщ = the tick
• на лапі = on the paw

So the structure is basically:

• [subject] + [location]

That is why кліщ stays in its basic dictionary form here.

На usually means on or onto, depending on the case that follows it.

Here it means on in the sense of location, because it is followed by the locative:

• на лапі = on the paw

A very useful rule is:

• на + locative = location, on
• на + accusative = movement toward a surface, onto

Compare:

• Кліщ на лапі. = The tick is on the paw.
• Кліщ упав на лапу. = The tick fell onto the paw.

So the case after на changes the meaning.

A rough pronunciation is kleeshch.

A few helpful details:

• і makes the л soft, so it is not a hard English l
• щ in Ukrainian is usually pronounced like shch
• so кліщ sounds approximately like klishch

If you want a rough step-by-step:

• кл = like kl
• і = like ee in see
• щ = shch

So: кліщ → kleeshch

Yes. Кліщ is a masculine noun.

That is common for nouns ending in a consonant.
Its dictionary form is кліщ.

You may also notice that it refers to a living creature, so it is animate. That matters in some cases, especially the accusative, though not in this sentence.

For example:

• nominative: кліщ
• accusative: кліща (because it is animate)

But in Кліщ на лапі, it is nominative, so we use кліщ.

Usually, yes. Лапа most commonly means paw.

It is used for animals such as:

• dogs
• cats
• bears

Sometimes it can also be used figuratively or colloquially, but for a learner, the safest meaning is paw.

So Кліщ на лапі most naturally suggests:

• a tick on an animal’s paw

If you wanted leg instead, that would usually be нога.

Yes. Ukrainian word order is fairly flexible.

The neutral order here is:

• Кліщ на лапі.

But you could also hear:

• На лапі кліщ.

Both are grammatical. The difference is mainly focus or emphasis.

For example:

• Кліщ на лапі. → neutral, just stating the fact
• На лапі кліщ. → puts more focus on where the tick is

English is much less flexible, but Ukrainian often moves words around to highlight different information.

Ukrainian has no articles like a/an/the.

So кліщ can mean:

• a tick
• the tick

and лапі can mean:

• on a paw
• on the paw

The exact meaning depends on context.

So Кліщ на лапі could be understood as:

• A tick is on the paw
• The tick is on the paw

English forces you to choose an article, but Ukrainian does not.

It can be a complete sentence, especially in context, but by itself it may also sound a bit like:

• a caption
• a label
• a brief observation
• a note in a medical or veterinary context

Because Ukrainian often omits is, short sentences like this are natural. Still, out of context, Кліщ на лапі feels a little clipped, similar to English note-style language:

• Tick on paw.

A fuller version could be:

• На лапі є кліщ. = There is a tick on the paw.
• Кліщ сидить на лапі. = The tick is sitting on the paw.

But the short version is still perfectly understandable.

The basic form is лапа.

Here is the singular pattern that is most useful for a beginner:

• nominative: лапа
• genitive: лапи
• dative: лапі
• accusative: лапу
• instrumental: лапою
• locative: на лапі

In your sentence, we use:

• на лапі

because на with location takes the locative.

So this sentence is a good example of how a noun changes after a preposition.