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Ukrainian grammar
Rules in plain words: tables, translated examples, common mistakes and a 10-question quiz in every topic. For learners of Ukrainian: start with the present tense and noun gender.
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Topics
Each topic is a page of its own with an explanation, tables, examples and a quiz.
- Level A1
Present tense: я живу, ми вивчаємо
Читаю, пишу, говорю: the two conjugations, бути and мати — how Ukrainian verbs change.
я читаю · ти говориш
- Level A1
Noun gender: мій, моя, моє
Мій брат, моя книжка, моє вікно: how to tell the gender and make pronouns and adjectives agree.
мій · моя · моє
- Level A1–A2
Past tense: пішов, пішла
Він читав, вона читала, вони читали: the past tense changes for gender and number, not person.
він читав · вона читала
- Level A2–B2
The genitive: немає часу
Немає часу, п’ять жінок, склянка води: the genitive, one of the most frequent cases.
немає часу
- Level A2
The vocative: Андрію! Олено!
Андрію, Олено, пане Іване: how to address people — a case Russian doesn’t have.
Андрію! Олено!
- Level A2–B2
Prepositions: у, до, за, згідно з
У Києві, до Києва, дякую за допомогу, згідно з наказом: prepositions and cases without mistakes.
у Києві · до Києва
- Level B1–B2
Verb aspect: читати / прочитати
Читала or прочитала, буду писати or напишу: process versus result in Ukrainian verbs.
читати → прочитати
- Level B1–B2
The conditional: якби, щоб
Я подорожував би, якби мав час; хочу, щоб ти прийшов: «would» and the conjunctions якби, щоб.
якби я мав час…
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Where should I start with Ukrainian grammar?
With the present tense (я живу, ми вивчаємо), noun gender (мій, моя, моє) and the past tense (він пішов, вона пішла). Then the genitive after немає and numbers, and the vocative for addressing people.
Is Ukrainian grammar hard?
It has seven cases (including the vocative), two aspects and three genders. The endings follow clear patterns, so learn them in short phrases: немає часу, дякую за допомогу, Олено!
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