американець
amerykanets
The Ukrainian word for American is американець (amerykanets).
The word refers to a person born in or a citizen of the United States. While in English 'American' can serve as both an adjective and a noun, the Ukrainian form американець is primarily used as a noun to refer to the person.
Meaning: of or pertaining to the U.S., its people or its culture (adj)
Which one should you use?
The term американець is a masculine noun. To specify a female, use американка and to refer to multiple Americans, use the plural form американці.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form американець is a masculine singular noun used for a male American or can be used generically. The feminine form is американка, and the plural form is американці.
How do you pronounce it?
amerykanets
Did you know?
- In Ukrainian, the adjective американський is used for things like 'American coffee' or 'American culture', whereas американець refers specifically to a person.
- The suffix -анець in американець is a common way in Ukrainian to form nouns denoting people from a specific place, similar to how it is used in the word for a resident of Poltava.
- Ukrainian grammar requires the ending of американець to change based on its role in the sentence, meaning it will look different if the American is the object of a sentence.
Examples in context
- Хіба ти не американець?Aren't you an American?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is an American using американець.Tatoeba #13771172 by deniko, translation #13764523 by rul
- Цей студент американець.This student is American.This sentence is useful for stating that a student is an American using американець.Tatoeba #6885013 by deniko, translation #408048 by Dorenda
- Ми думали, що він американець.We thought he was an American.This sentence is useful for expressing a previous thought about someone being an American using американець.Tatoeba #6965198 by deniko, translation #1293119 by CK
- Це американецьThis is an American
- 23 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Iryna and Dmytro are talking about a new colleague at work.
- Ірина IrynaХто цей новий співробітник?Khto tsei novyi spivrobitnik?Who is this new employee?
- Дмитро DmytroВін американець з Нью-Йорка.Vin amerikanets z Niu-Yorka.He is an American from New York.
- Ірина IrynaВін добре розмовляє українською?Vin dobre rozmovliaie ukrainskoiu?Does he speak Ukrainian well?
- Дмитро DmytroТак, хоча він і американець.Tak, khocha vin i amerikanets.Yes, even though he is an American.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
