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Feelings
Words for feelings and moods: joy, sadness, fear, love and happiness, glad, sad, tired and calm, and verbs such as to worry and to be afraid.
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| Ukrainian | English | Grammar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| на́стрій | mood | noun, masculine plural на́строї | |
| ра́дість | joy | noun, feminine | Feminine, although it ends in a consonant. |
| сум | sadness | noun, masculine | |
| страх | fear | noun, masculine plural страхи́ | |
| любо́в | love | noun, feminine | Feminine, although it ends in a consonant. |
| ща́стя | happiness; luck | noun, neuter | |
| ра́дий | glad | adjective | Feminine ра́да, plural ра́ді. |
| сумни́й | sad | adjective | Feminine сумна́, plural сумні́. |
| щасли́вий | happy; lucky | adjective | Feminine щасли́ва, plural щасли́ві. |
| вто́млений | tired | adjective | Feminine вто́млена, plural вто́млені. |
| злий | angry; wicked | adjective | Feminine зла, plural злі. |
| спокі́йний | calm | adjective | Feminine спокі́йна, plural спокі́йні. |
| задово́лений | pleased, satisfied | adjective | Feminine задово́лена, plural задово́лені. |
| хвилюва́тися | to worry; to be nervous | verb, imperfective | |
| сумува́ти | to be sad; to miss (someone) | verb, imperfective | |
| боя́тися | to be afraid (of) | verb, imperfective | What you are afraid of is in the genitive. |
| раді́ти | to be glad, to rejoice | verb, imperfective | |
| люби́ти | to love; to like | verb, imperfective |
Practice
Recordings
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- на́стрій, ра́дість, сум, страх, любо́в, ща́стя, ра́дий, сумни́й, щасли́вий, злий, спокі́йний, задово́лений, хвилюва́тися, сумува́ти, боя́тися, раді́ти, люби́ти: recorded by Галя Раптова, Nicolas Vion, CC BY 3.0 US.
- вто́млений: recorded by Association Shtooka, Світлана Чурак (Svitlana Churak), CC BY 3.0 US.