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Questions & Negation

Intonation, чи, question words, не

Yes/no questions use intonation (or чи)

чи can start the question.

💬 Examples
Ти говориш українською?
Ty hovorysh ukrayinskoyu?
Do you speak Ukrainian?
📝 Rising intonation
Чи це твоє?
Chy tse tvoye?
Is this yours?
📝 чи = optional yes/no marker
Question words

хто, що, де, коли, як, чому, скільки.

📊 Question words
Ukrainian English Translit
хто who khto
що what shcho
де where de
коли when koly
як how yak
чому why chomu
скільки how many skilky
💬 Examples
Де ти живеш?
De ty zhyvesh?
Where do you live?
📝 де = where
Що це?
Shcho tse?
What is this?
📝 що = what
не before the word negates it

Double negatives are required.

💬 Examples
Я не знаю.
Ya ne znayu.
I don't know.
📝 не + verb
Я нічого не знаю.
Ya nichoho ne znayu.
I know nothing.
📝 нічого + не (double negative required)