"Це не мій кіт!"
Translation:This is not my cat!
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"That is not my cat!" should also be accepted.
Please let me know how I can help with the English side. There are a few responses that do not sound very idiomatic to a native English speaker.
I apologize if the answer has been given in some other place but how do we determine genders in Ukrainian? Is it a matter of memorization like other languages or is it straight forward depending on the gender of the animal?
I wonder because for other courses the gender was indicated in the meaning box you get when you go over the word with the mouse.
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There are some rules which you can find if you scroll down there a bit. https://www.duolingo.com/skill/uk/letters-2 There are also some exceptions that you must memorize.
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Some nouns could also be feminine or masculine depending on gender of the subject.
'He is an orphan' — 'Він сирота'. In this case 'сирота' is masculine.
'She is an orphan' — 'Вона сирота'. In this case 'сирота is feminine.
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Мій is for masculine nouns, моя is for feminine nouns. Це не моя кішка - This is not my cat (she-cat). Це не мій кіт - This is not my cat (tomcat).
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Kit/Кіт - M, Kishka/Кішка - F. Both can be also used for both genders, but some people would object:) Koshenia/Кошеня (kitten) - neutral
