Word
Домашня тварина чухається, бо має блоху.
Meaning
The pet scratches itself because it has a flea.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Домашня тварина чухається, бо має блоху.
мати
to have
бо
because
домашня тварина
the pet; domestic animal
блоха
the flea
Questions & Answers about Домашня тварина чухається, бо має блоху.
Why is it домашня, not домашній?
Because тварина is a feminine singular noun, and the adjective has to agree with it in gender, number, and case.
- тварина = feminine, singular, nominative
- so the adjective is домашня = feminine, singular, nominative
The dictionary form of the adjective is often given as домашній, but that is the masculine nominative singular form.
Does домашня тварина literally mean pet?
Yes, in this sentence it naturally means pet.
Literally:
- домашня = domestic, home
- тварина = animal
So домашня тварина is literally domestic animal, but in everyday usage it often corresponds to pet.
What case is тварина here?
It is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing doing the action.
- Домашня тварина = the pet / domestic animal
- It is the one that чухається and має something
What does чухається mean exactly?