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Time: days, months and parts of the day
The days of the week, the parts of the day and the twelve months. Ukrainian writes the names of days and months with a small letter.
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| Ukrainian | English | Grammar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| понеді́лок | Monday | noun, masculine plural понеді́лки | |
| вівто́рок | Tuesday | noun, masculine plural вівто́рки | |
| середа́ | Wednesday | noun, feminine plural се́реди | The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| четве́р | Thursday | noun, masculine plural четверги́ | The other forms add г: четверги́. |
| п’я́тниця | Friday | noun, feminine plural п’я́тниці | |
| субо́та | Saturday | noun, feminine plural субо́ти | |
| неді́ля | Sunday | noun, feminine plural неді́лі | |
| ра́нок | morning | noun, masculine plural ра́нки | |
| день | day; daytime | noun, masculine plural дні | The е drops out when an ending is added. |
| ве́чір | evening | noun, masculine plural вечори́ | The і becomes о when an ending is added, and the stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| ніч | night | noun, feminine plural но́чі | Feminine, although it ends in a consonant. The і becomes о in most other forms (но́чі), but not in ні́ччю. |
| сі́чень | January | noun, masculine plural сі́чні | |
| лю́тий | February | noun, masculine plural лю́ті | Has adjective endings: it is the adjective лю́тий (fierce) used as a noun. |
| бе́резень | March | noun, masculine plural бе́резні | |
| кві́тень | April | noun, masculine plural кві́тні | |
| тра́вень | May | noun, masculine plural тра́вні | |
| че́рвень | June | noun, masculine plural че́рвні | |
| ли́пень | July | noun, masculine plural ли́пні | |
| се́рпень | August | noun, masculine plural се́рпні | |
| ве́ресень | September | noun, masculine plural ве́ресні | |
| жо́втень | October | noun, masculine plural жо́втні | |
| листопа́д | November | noun, masculine plural листопа́ди | |
| гру́день | December | noun, masculine plural гру́дні |
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