"I do not like bread, but I like meat."

Translation: Я не люблю хліб, але я люблю м'ясо.

[nadine29]

Why is the genitive case not used here, for the negative?

[Owlish-stare]

That's what I asked myself, too - typed in "Я не люблю хліба" analogous to Polish "Ja nie lubię chleba"; wonder if only some verbs like "немає" trigger genitive in Ukrainian while "люблю" belongs to those which don't?...

[skstudio]

Strictly speaking, genitive must be used here ("Я не люблю хліба...") because of the negation (it is one of the accepted answers now), but a decision was made not to enforce this rule. I believe, the reason is that genitive of masculine nouns can be very tricky in Ukrainian.

[ilmolleggi]

How come і is accepted but а isn't? Thought the former meant and?

[okuno54]

I'm not sure if this is an error or if I'm just confused by conjunctions.
There wasn't an option with "але", but the message says both "та" and "і" are acceptable; are these right?
Now that I'm commenting, the translation shown uses "але", which I know is right.

[jazzmoth]

I believe that "та" is sort of like "and/but"... in that it is a conjunction, but it's used to point out a difference between the two conjuncts. At least, this is what I've heard.

[Vinnfred]

but=але. "Та" can be used to mean either "i" or "але" :) If you use та to mean але, you should put a comma before it

[Shady_arc]

I, too, think that it is weird. A multi-choice question has onle "і" and "та" as the correct options

[szaboketto]

cannot see a solution with "ma" , only two with "ta" and one with "але"

[Vinnfred]

т is cursive of т (t)

[Harsh258101]

Is this right answer

[Skapata]

It does not accept хліба. But it should. Shouldn't it?

[indipes]

Why not: "Я не люблю хліба, але я люблю м'ясо"? Why not genitive case use here

[GennadyDek]

There isnt any indication of what the word "like" or "dislike" is, it isnt easy to figure out either.

[ZsanVizur]

I do not like meat. .!