Кіт нявкає.

The cat meows.

Breakdown of Кіт нявкає.

• кіт: the cat
• нявкати: to meow

Questions & Answers about Кіт нявкає.

How do you pronounce Кіт нявкає?

A simple English-friendly approximation is:

kit NYAV-ka-ye

A bit more specifically:

• Кіт sounds like keet, but shorter.
• няв starts with a soft n sound, something like nyav.
• кає sounds like ka-ye.

So the whole sentence is roughly:

Keet NYAV-ka-ye.

The stress is on:

• кіт — only one syllable
• ня́вкає — stress on the first syllable: NYAV-ka-ye

What does кіт mean exactly? Is it specifically a male cat?

Yes, кіт literally means a male cat / tomcat.

However, in simple sentences and beginner materials, it is also often used more loosely as cat. If you want to be more specific:

• кіт = male cat
• кішка = female cat
• cat in a general sense may depend on context, but learners often first meet кіт as the basic word

So in a sentence like this, it is perfectly normal for a beginner to understand Кіт нявкає as The cat is meowing.

Why is there no word for the or a in the sentence?