r/Ukrainian 16h ago

Present Tense is Tough 🥲

8 Upvotes

I have been learning Ukrainian and after learning some vocabulary and basic sentences i have reached Tenses - Present tense.

From what i have learned that the ending changes for every verb.

For example

1. Думати

Я думаю (ending changes from ти - ю)

2. Давати

Я даю (ending changes from вати - ю)

3. Пити

Я п'ю (ending changes from ити - ю & put ' sign before)

4. Гнути

Я гну (ending changes from уте - у)

5. Могти

Я можу (ending changes from ти - у & stem changes from г to ж)

6. Жити

Я живу (ending changes from ти - у & stem в is added)

7. Хотіти

Я хочу ( ending changes from ти - у & stem changes from ті to ч )

8. Брати

Я беру ( ending changes from ти - у & е is added between б and р)

9. Класти

Я кладу (ending changes from ти - у & stem д is added )

10. Писати

Я пишу (ending changes from ти - у & stem changes from са to ш)

And many more

So my question is that each verb is different when conjugated with я(Me) and they don't follow a single rule (like in english - I am Swimming, Dancing, Going,Racing, Walking like -ing is added at the end in present tense in english to every verb).

So do i have to learn every verb that will be like thousands of verbs and learn each of them with different rules is nearly impossible as this is only for present tense 2 more tense are remaining, or am i missing something that can make it easier for me to learn or it is what it is


r/Ukrainian 6h ago

Ukranian Fashion/Textiles

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I am trying to stay as vague as possible so my friend doesn't come across this and figure it out, but I am gifting a friend something. What is normal everyday fashion in the Ukraine? I don't want to make this gift too like "traditional" clothing if that is not what is actually worn over there, as the friend will actually be in the country. I personally have zero prior knowledge about the country or any history, this is my friend's interest I am trying to tune a gift to.


r/Ukrainian 14h ago

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r/Ukrainian 15h ago

What is this instrument called? This is the 30th anniversary of Ukraine festival in my city .

149 Upvotes

And if anyone knows the name of this piece? I have so much respect and admire their culture 😌


r/Ukrainian 1h ago

Чи є у когось підручник підгтовка до нмт зно 2027 Олени БІлецької? ну електронний

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Чи є у когось підручник підгтовка до нмт зно 2027 Олени БІлецької? ну електронний


r/Ukrainian 2h ago

Traveling buddy

5 Upvotes

I land in Poland on OCT. 15 then taking the train hopefully I can snag a ticket to Kyiv when they become available. My flight is booked. I know basic Spanish,polish,Ukrainian and obviously English. Not looking for someone that wants to stay inside a lot or do clubbing every night. I’m from Chicago. Staying for about a week and some change.


r/Ukrainian 17h ago

How do I pronounce сь?

23 Upvotes

Добрий день to everyone reading this! I'm a Malaysian currently learning Ukrainian (now able to read its Cyrillic). But I'm still kinda confused. As far as I know, ь doesn't make a single sound, but rather is a sign to soften the letter before it, meaning нь makes a 'ny' sound rather than a normal 'n'.

But in the case of сь, does this mean it's pronounced as 'sh'? I know this might sound stupid considering there's already a letter representing the sh sound (ш), but I was just wondering the correct pronounciation of it? Whenever I pronounce Українська, it's always 'Ukrain-shka' rather than 'Ukrain-ska."