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No 'to be' in the Present

Ukrainian omits am/is/are

Ukrainian drops 'to be' in the present

No word for am/is/are.

💬 Examples
Я студент.
Ya student.
I am a student.
📝 No verb — just 'I student'
Він удома.
Vin udoma.
He is at home.
📝 No 'is'
A dash can replace 'is' between two nouns

In writing.

💬 Examples
Київ — столиця.
Kyyiv — stolytsya.
Kyiv is the capital.
📝 Dash = 'is' (noun = noun)
Мій брат — лікар.
Miy brat — likar.
My brother is a doctor.
📝 Dash links two nouns
є = 'is / there is' (existence)

From бути.

💬 Examples
У мене є машина.
U mene ye mashyna.
I have a car.
📝 у + genitive + є = 'have'
Тут є кафе?
Tut ye kafe?
Is there a café here?
📝 є = there is