Extremely simplified grammar

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What is "extremely simplified grammar"?
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Extremely simplified grammar introduces you some of the most important grammar rules which will help you further with your Ukrainian studies and help you understand some of the basics.
noun
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In Ukrainian, nouns are conjugated by their grammatical gender (masculine, feminine, neuter) and number (singular, plural)
verb in present tense
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Simply add a correct suffix to a verb.
Singular - (я) роблю, несу, співаю, (ти) робиш, несеш, співаєш, (він/вона/воно) робить, несе, співає; Plural - (ми) робимо, несемо, співаємо, (ви) робите, несете, співаєте, (вони) роблять, несуть, співають
past - simple and perfect
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The only difference between past simple and "perfect" is its formation. There are no differences in terms of usage of those two. You can use one or the other to express the past.
verb in past tense
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In Ukrainian, verbs in the past form have the same form in singular, depending only on the gender.
For example: я читав (I read, masc.), ти читав (you read, masc.), я читала (I read, fem.), ти читала (you read, fem.). In plural there are no gender suffixes differences.
verb in past simple
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In Ukrainian, verbs in the past form have the same form in singular, depending only on the gender.
Add relevant suffixes to the infinitive, e.g. (я) робитиму, (ти) робитимеш, (вони) робитимуть.
verb in past perfect
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In Ukrainian, verbs in the past form have the same form in singular, depending only on the gender.
For example: (я) буду робити, (ти) будеш робити, (вони) будуть робити
Add the conjugated verb бути (to be) before the infinitive.
Adjectives ended in -ий, -ій are masculine.
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дивний (strange), цікавий, (interesting) відомий (known).
masculine
Adjectives ended in -а, -я are feminine.
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дивна (strange), цікава,(interesting) відома (known).
feminine
Adjectives ended in -e, -є are neuter.
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дивне, (strange) цікаве, (interesting) відоме (known).
neuter
adjectives negation
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Add the "не" prefix.
щасливий - нещасливий (happy - unhappy), впевнений - невпевнений (sure-unsure)
verbs negation
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Add "не" before a verb.
не зачекай на мене (don't wait for me)
comparative form of an adjective
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Add the "-ш-" or "-іш-" suffix to the word's stem.
холодний (cold) - холоднійший (colder), гарний (pretty) - гарніший (prettier).
more/less + adjective
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більш/менш + adjective
used in comparisons
більш холодний, менш гарний ("more cold", less pretty)
superlative form of an adjective
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Add "най-" or "-(як/що)най-" prefix to the initial form of an adjective
найхолодніший (the coldest)
Missing a word?
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Try to use an "international" word that comes from latin. A lot of them are in use in Ukrainian too!
How to describe an unknown object?
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Say the most similar object and say what are the differences between those two.
What's the best way to learn grammar?
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Firstly, go through a lot of different sentences and structures. Secondly, learn some grammar rules.

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