Ukrainian Feminine
Learning the Ukrainian Feminine is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Ukrainian language. But first we need to know what the role of Feminine is in the structure of the grammar in Ukrainian.
Ukrainian feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | Ukrainian Feminine |
| Feminine | Zhіnochij - Жіночий |
| he is happy | vіn shtaslivij - він щасливий |
| she is happy | vona shtasliva - вона щаслива |
| he is American | vіn amerikanecj - він американець |
| she is American | vona amerikanka - вона американка |
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| man | cholovіk - чоловік |
| woman | zhіnka - жінка |
| father | batjko - батько |
| mother | mati - мати |
| brother | brat - брат |
| sister | sestra - сестра |
| uncle | djadjko - дядько |
| aunt | tіtka - тітка |
| bull | bik - бик |
| cow | korova - корова |
| boy | hlopchik - хлопчик |
| girl | dіvchina - дівчина |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Feminine in Ukrainian has a logical pattern. Locate the Feminine above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Ukrainian.
List of Feminine in Ukrainian
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Ukrainian? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Ukrainian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Ukrainian Vocabulary |
| objects | ob'єkti - об'єкти |
| bathroom | vanna kіmnata - ванна кімната |
| bed | lіzhko - ліжко |
| bedroom | spaljnja - спальня |
| ceiling | stelja - стеля |
| chair | stіlecj - стілець |
| clothes | odjag - одяг |
| coat | paljto - пальто |
| cup | kubok - кубок |
| desk | stіl - стіл |
| dress | odjag, plattja - одяг, плаття |
| floor | poverh - поверх |
| fork | videlka - виделка |
| furniture | meblі - меблі |
| glass | sklo, charka, skljanka - скло, чарка, склянка |
| hat | kapeljuh - капелюх |
| house | budinok - будинок |
| ink | chornilo - чорнило |
| jacket | kurtka - куртка |
| kitchen | kuhnja - кухня |
| knife | nіzh - ніж |
| lamp | lampa - лампа |
| letter | list - лист |
| map | karta - карта |
| newspaper | gazeta - газета |
| notebook | bloknot - блокнот |
| pants | brjuki - брюки |
| paper | papіr - папір |
| pen | ruchka - ручка |
| pencil | olіvecj - олівець |
| pharmacy | apteka - аптека |
| picture | zobrazhennja - зображення |
| plate | tarіlka - тарілка |
| refrigerator | holodiljnik - холодильник |
| restaurant | restoran - ресторан |
| roof | dah - дах |
| room | kіmnata - кімната |
| rug | kilim - килим |
| scissors | nozhicі - ножиці |
| shampoo | shampunj - шампунь |
| shirt | sorochka - сорочка |
| shoes | vzuttja - взуття |
| soap | milo - мило |
| socks | shkarpetki - шкарпетки |
| spoon | lozhka - ложка |
| table | stіl - стіл |
| toilet | tualet - туалет |
| toothbrush | zubna shtіtka - зубна щітка |
| toothpaste | zubna pasta - зубна паста |
| towel | rushnik - рушник |
| umbrella | parasoljka - парасолька |
| underwear | nizhnja bіlizna - нижня білизна |
| wall | stіna - стіна |
| wallet | gamanecj - гаманець |
| window | vіkno - вікно |
| telephone | telefon - телефон |
Feminine and Masculine have a very important role in Ukrainian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Ukrainian Feminine, you might want to check the rest of our Ukrainian lessons here: Learn Ukrainian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.