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Questions & Answers about Губа суха.
Why is there no word for is in Губа суха?
In Ukrainian, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense in simple statements like this.
So:
- Губа суха = The lip is dry
This is completely normal Ukrainian.
You usually do not say є here.
Compare:
- Губа суха = The lip is dry
- Губа була суха = The lip was dry
- Губа буде суха = The lip will be dry
So the missing is is not really missing from a Ukrainian point of view; it is just normally omitted.
Why is it суха and not сухий?
Because суха has to agree with губа in gender, number, and case.
Губа is:
- feminine
- singular
- nominative
So the adjective must also be feminine singular nominative:
- masculine: сухий
- feminine: суха
- neuter: сухе
- plural: сухі
That is why Губа суха is correct.
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