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Nature and animals
Words for nature and animals: tree, flower, forest, field and grass, and dog, cat, bird, horse, cow, bear, wolf and fox, with gender and plural.
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| Ukrainian | English | Grammar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| приро́да | nature | noun, feminine | |
| де́рево | tree; wood | noun, neuter plural дере́ва | The stress moves to the second syllable in the plural. |
| кві́тка | flower | noun, feminine plural квітки́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| ліс | forest, woods | noun, masculine plural ліси́ | |
| по́ле | field | noun, neuter plural поля́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| трава́ | grass | noun, feminine plural тра́ви | The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| парк | park | noun, masculine plural па́рки | |
| твари́на | animal | noun, feminine plural твари́ни | |
| соба́ка | dog | noun, masculine plural соба́ки | Usually masculine, although it ends in -а: вели́кий соба́ка, a big dog. The dictionary also accepts it as feminine. |
| кіт | cat (tomcat) | noun, masculine plural коти́ | The і becomes о when an ending is added: коти́. |
| птах | bird | noun, masculine plural птахи́ | |
| кінь | horse | noun, masculine plural ко́ні | The і becomes о when an ending is added: ко́ні. |
| коро́ва | cow | noun, feminine plural коро́ви | |
| свиня́ | pig | noun, feminine plural сви́ні | The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| ведмі́дь | bear | noun, masculine plural ведме́ді | The і becomes е when an ending is added: ведме́ді. |
| вовк | wolf | noun, masculine plural вовки́ | |
| лиси́ця | fox | noun, feminine plural лиси́ці | |
| ми́ша | mouse | noun, feminine plural ми́ші |
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