"Так, кіт там."
Translation:Yes, the cat is there.
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It occurred to me that кит is Russian for whale as well, and так means so/thus/in that way in Russian, so someone who didn't know that Russian о often changes to і in Ukrainian could easily misinterpret this sentence as "So, there's a whale there."
Okay, I'll stop being confusing now.
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Oh I'm retarded. I meant "Так, там кіт" - this would be correct too, right?
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Thank you to unPlatypus for the Ukrainian word for "Thank you".
To SergioRuido: Would that also be "There is a cat." ?
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It technically means the same thing, but if you want to say exactly "There is a cat." you can say also "Там є кіт".
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"Є" ("is") is optional in the Present tense and is often omitted when there is no ambiguity. So you can also say Там кіт.
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There is no strict order of words in Ukrainian, but some forms may just be more natural
Hah! I did not expect to guess that one correctly!
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I see your report. Probable misunderstood for possessive form. Stick to noncontracted forms, I guess.
I think "The cat's there" should really be a correct translation of this. The cat is there is also correct but I think most English speakers would more usually write the contraction, so it should be accepted.
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And why did it call me out for leaving out an article in my English translation (even though it marked my answer "almost correct")? There are no articles in Ukrainian!
I expect this will be rough for a lot of people. The two forms have different pragmatic force. "The cat's there." is more a general statement of reality or a response to "Where's the cat?". "The cat is there." is usually either for writing or as a way to emphasize that the cat IS there, kind of like Кіт є там.
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Ah, дякую! Now how about 'кiшка' also meaning 'gut'? Or is that also 'кишка'?
кішка & кіт mean cat, кит means whale and кишка means gut.
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'Yes, the cat is there' is what I answer, but it is considered wrong. What's going on?
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Yes, they're different.
In 'There is a cat, the 'there' is a pronoun and part of the verb 'is'. It means 'A cat exists' but doesn't say where. It could be 'There is a cat here' or 'There is a cat there'.
In 'The cat is there', the 'there' is an adverb and explains where the cat is. The 'there' refers to the location.