Ukrainian cases
Ukrainian lessons for beginners
Lesson 1: Знахідний відмінок. Accusative.
Part 1 – The accusative case of inanimate nouns
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In this lesson we will meet and will try to get more familiar with accusative case through the dialogues, examples and grammar rules.
Introduction to the accusative case
When is the accusative case used?
Generally, we use the accusative case…
- to express the direct object =>
- after some prepositions to show the place “someone goes to” =>
| Я бачу мою книгу. | I see my book. |
| Ми йдемо у кіно. | We are going to the cinema. |
What will we learn in this lesson?
We are going to learn the accusative case of different inanimate nouns (that is, names of non-living objects). We will also learn the accusative of pronouns.
Ukrainian vocabulary
Read, listen and repeat the basic vocabulary of this lesson.
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відмінок
case
називний відмінок
nominative (Nom.)
знахідний відмінок
accusative (Ac.)
більше
more / anymore
сік
juice
вода
water
пиво
beer
піца
pizza
хліб
bread
можливо
maybe
улюблений
favourite
смачний
tasty / yummy
красивий / гарний
nice / beautiful
до речі
by the way
ну…
well…
Dialogues in Ukrainian
Read, listen and pay attention to the cases used
Extra help: highlighted cases + tables
We have highlighted the words in accusative. You can also look up these grammar tables while you read the dialogues.
These tables will open in a new window.
Dialogue 1
Привіт, Майкл! Я дуже хочу пити. В тебе є щось?
Hi Michael. I really want to drink! What do you have?
Добрий вечір, Маша. Що хочеш пити? В мене є сік, вода та пиво.
Good evening, Masha. What do you want to drink? I have juice, water and beer.
Я хочу…Я хочу сік, воду…та пиво я теж хочу. А ще я хочу їсти. Що в тебе є?
I want… I want juice, water… and I also want beer. And I also want to eat! What do you have?
Ну…в мене є піца та хліб. Що хочеш?
Well… I have pizza and bread. What do you want?
Я хочу піцу та хліб. Я хочу все!
I want pizza and bread. I want everything!
Dialogue 2
Ти знаєш, я хочу купити стіл та лампу. Завтра я йду у магазин.
You know, I want to buy a table and a lamp. Tomorrow I’m going to a shop.
Можливо ти хочеш купити мій стіл? Він мені більше не подобається.
Maybe you want to buy my table? I don’t like it anymore.
Ні, я не хочу його купляти…Він мені теж не подобається. Але я куплю твою лампу.
No, I don’t want to buy it… I don’t like it either. But I buy your lamp.
Вибач, але це моя улюблена лампа. Можливо, хочеш моє крісло?
Sorry, but this is my favourite lamp… Maybe you want my armchair?
Вау! Це дуже гарне крісло. Я куплятиму його.
Wow! It’s a very nice armchair. I’ll buy it.
Dialogue 3
Оля робила вчора млинці. Вони були дуже смачні.
Olia did pancakes yesterday. They are very tasty.
Так, я люблю її млинці. Це мої улюблені млинці.
Yes… I love her pancakes. They are my favourite pancakes.
А мої? Ти їх не любиш?
And mine? You don’t love them?
Звичайно, я люблю твої млинці. А ще я люблю твої булочки.
Of course, I love your pancakes. And I love your buns too.
Дякую! До речі, я зробила булочки сьогодні. Хочеш?
Thank you! By the way, I did buns today. Do you want?
Так! Дякую!
Yes! thanks!
Ukrainian grammar
Read the following grammar summary. We will learn the cases from this lesson.
The Accusative Case: Inanimate nouns
In this lesson’s dialogues we have seen examples of Nominative (Nom.) and Accusative (Acc.) Case in inanimate nouns (that is, names of non-living objects).
These are the most important points to remember about these two Cases:
| Inanimate nouns in singular: |
| Accusative masculine = Nominative masculine |
| Accusative neuter = Nominative neuter |
| Feminine: its endings are unique to the Accusative |
| We have highlighted the endings in the tables for each gender. |
| Inanimate nouns in plural: |
Accusative = Nominative(for all three genders) |
| We have highlighted the endings in the tables for each gender. |
Masculine: no endings because Nom. = Acc.
- Це мій стіл (Nom.). Я бачу мій стіл (Acc.) This is my table. I see my table
Masculine: no endings because Nom. = Acc.
- Це мої столи (Nom.). Я бачу мії столи (Acc.) These are my tables. I see my tables
Feminine: -у -ю
- Це моя книга (Nom.). Я бачу мою книгу (Acc.) This is my book. I see my book
Feminine: no endings because Nom. = Acc.
- Це мої книги (Nom.). Я бачу мої книги (Acc.) These are my books. I see my books
Neuter: no endings because Nom. = Acc.
- Це моє вікно (Nom.). Я бачу моє вікно (Acc.) This is my window. I see my window
Neuter: no endings because Nom. = Acc.
- Це мої вікна (Nom.). Я бачу мої вікна (Acc.) These are my windows. I see my windows
Test
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