Questions & Answers about Вода на її щоці.
Why is there no verb in Вода на її щоці?
In Ukrainian, the verb to be is often omitted in the present tense.
So Вода на її щоці is literally Water on her cheek, but it naturally means something like:
- There is water on her cheek
- The water is on her cheek
This is completely normal Ukrainian, especially in simple description.
What case is щоці, and why is it not щока?
Щоці is the locative singular form of щока (cheek).
- dictionary form: щока
- locative form: на щоці = on the cheek
After на when you are talking about location, Ukrainian usually uses the locative case.
So:
- щока = cheek
- на щоці = on the cheek
Why is її used here?