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LENGO · UkrainianGrammar lessons
Study “Vocative: Names & Family”: read the rule, then use it to complete three sentences from the lesson.
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Vocative: Names & Family
Ukrainian has a special case for calling or addressing someone: the vocative. You use it every time you say someone's name in a greeting, a request or a message, and it is set off by commas.
- Nouns in -а → -о (feminine and masculine): Олена → Олено, Микола → Миколо, мама → мамо, сестра → сестро
- Feminine -я → -ю, but -ія → -іє: Оля → Олю, бабуся → бабусю, Марія → Маріє
- Masculine hard consonant or -о → -е: Тарас → Тарасе, брат → брате, Петро → Петре
- Masculine -й, -ь → -ю: Андрій → Андрію, дідусь → дідусю, also Ігор → Ігорю
- г → ж before -е: Олег → Олеже, друг → друже
- Learn separately: тато → тату, син → сину, Любов → Любове
Try it yourself
(Олена), ходи сюди!Show answer
Олено, ходи сюди!
(Оксана), ти готова?Show answer
Оксано, ти готова?
На добраніч, (сестра)!Show answer
На добраніч, сестро!