Difference between revisions of "Language/Ukrainian/Grammar/Cases"

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In today's lesson, we will learn the purpose of Ukrainian cases and when to use them!

Cases are very important and not using them changes the meaning sometimes slightly:

Я вчу українську - I learn Ukrainian
Я вчу українською - I learn through Ukrainian (as in the lessons are in Ukrainian)

But sometimes it can make the meaning very different!

Though I suppose, if you were saying the second one in a calm tone, they might cop on that your mother wasn't really being eaten by a chicken.

Here is the list of cases and there uses

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-We won't go into the cases in detail (''that will be in a later post'') but here we will learn the purpose of cases and when to use them! Cases are very important and not using them changes the meaning sometimes slightly:
+In today's lesson, we will learn the purpose of Ukrainian cases and when to use them!
+Cases are very important and not using them changes the meaning sometimes slightly:
 * Я вчу українську - I learn Ukrainian
 * Я вчу українською - I learn through Ukrainian (as in the lessons are ''in'' Ukrainian)
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 * Vocative Case
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>Don't worry if you don't understand the difference between the Dative and Accusative Cases, it will take a little bit of practice and future posts will show the difference! :)
 == Source ==
 https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/17637411/Overview-Of-Ukrainian-Grammar-UK-GRAMMAR-PORTAL