Я годую собаку.

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Breakdown of Я годую собаку.

• собака: the dog
• годувати: to feed an animal

Questions & Answers about Я годую собаку.

Why is it собаку and not собака?

Because собаку is in the accusative case.

In this sentence, собака is the thing receiving the action of feeding, so it is the direct object. In Ukrainian, direct objects often take the accusative.

• Nominative: собака = a dog / the dog
• Accusative: собаку = a dog / the dog as the object

Since собака is a feminine noun, its accusative singular ending changes from -а to -у.

So:

• собака = dog as the subject
• собаку = dog as the object

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What exactly is годую?

Годую is the 1st person singular present-tense form of the verb годувати, meaning to feed.

So годую means:

• I feed
• I am feeding

The ending -ю shows that the subject is I.

Related forms:

• я годую = I feed / I am feeding
• ти годуєш = you feed
• він/вона годує = he/she feeds

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