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Questions & Answers about Собака іноді кусає.
Why is there no word for the or a in Собака?
Ukrainian has no articles, so собака can mean a dog or the dog, depending on context.
In this sentence, Собака іноді кусає, English might translate it as:
- The dog sometimes bites
- A dog sometimes bites
Which one sounds best depends on the situation. If you are talking about one specific dog, English usually uses the dog. If you are speaking more generally, it could be a dog.
What case is собака in?
Собака is in the nominative singular.
That is the normal form used for the subject of the sentence. Here, собака is the one doing the action of biting, so nominative is exactly what we expect.
Its dictionary form is also собака.
Why is the verb кусає and not something like кусить?