Ukrainian grammar - Speak Ukrainian

30 Mar

THE VOCATIVE CASE IN UKRAINIAN: USAGE, EXAMPLES, AND TEST

The Vocative Case (Клѝчний відмίнок) is a grammatical case used for nouns and noun modifiers that identify an addressed person (animal, object, etc.). It is used when addressing living beings or personified things.

16 Mar

THE LOCATIVE CASE IN UKRAINIAN: USAGE, EXAMPLES, AND THE TEST

The Locative Case (Місцéвий відмíнок) is a grammatical case which indicates a location. This case is used in the Ukrainian language together with prepositions, that is why it is also called the Prepositional Case.

24 Feb

THE INSTRUMENTAL CASE IN UKRAINIAN: USAGE, EXAMPLES, AND THE TEST

In Ukrainian, the Instrumental Case (Орýдний відмíнок) is a grammatical case in which a noun acts as an instrument or means by which the subject performs an action. It is also used to indicate the agent or doer of the action in passive sentences.

10 Feb

THE DATIVE CASE: USAGE, EXAMPLES, AND THE TEST

Do you know how to say your age in Ukrainian? For example, how would we say, “I am thirty”? Some Ukrainian language learners make a mistake by saying “Я тридцять.” It is not correct because this sentence requires not the Nominative but the Dative case of the pronoun.

26 Jan

THE ACCUSATIVE CASE: USAGE, EXAMPLES, AND THE TEST

The Accusative Case is the grammatical case used to mark the direct object of a transitive verb.

12 Jan

THE GENITIVE CASE: USAGE, EXAMPLES, AND TEST

The Genitive Case is the grammatical case that identifies a word, typically a noun, as modifying another word, indicating an attributive relationship between two nouns.

23 Dec

CASES IN THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE AND HOW THEY ARE USED

This article will help you understand how to use cases in the Ukrainian language.

16 Dec

CAN, MAY, AND NEED: MODALITY IN UKRAINIAN

Like in English, the Ukrainian modality shows possibility, the ability for something to be or happen, need, obligation, prohibition, request, and permission. But in many cases, the same English verb can be translated into Ukrainian in many ways depending on the context. Remember this, and avoid translating your modal verbs directly.

11 Nov

Vowel Alternations in Ukrainian

Today we will go through the most important vowel alternations in the Ukrainian language. Alternation o, e // і In modern Ukrainian, the sounds o and e in open syllables alternate with i in closed syllables. This change arose after the decline of reduced ъ, ь that existed in old Ukrainian.