красива дівчина
krasyva divchyna
The English phrase beautiful girl is translated into Ukrainian as красива дівчина (krasyva divchyna).
The phrase is used to describe a young woman who is physically attractive.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase красива дівчина is in the nominative singular case, which is used when the phrase is the subject of a sentence. It changes to красивої дівчини in the genitive singular to indicate possession or to follow certain prepositions. When the phrase is the direct object of a verb, it takes the accusative singular form красиву дівчину. To refer to more than one person, use the nominative plural form красиві дівчини.
How do you pronounce it?
krasyva divchyna
Did you know?
- In traditional Ukrainian folklore, the 'beautiful girl' is often depicted wearing a вінок, a floral wreath with long ribbons that signaled her marital status.
- If you call a woman красуня (a beauty) instead of using the phrase красива дівчина, you are using a noun that carries a much stronger, more complimentary weight.
- The word дівчина comes from the Proto-Slavic root for 'maiden' and is closely related to the Polish word dziewczyna.
Examples in context
- Мері – надзвичайно красива дівчина.Mary is an exceptionally beautiful girl.This sentence demonstrates the use of красива дівчина as the subject of a sentence.Tatoeba #611115 by sadxaka, translation #936548 by shanghainese
- Ти дуже красива дівчинаYou are a very beautiful girl
- Ти гарна дівчинаYou are a pretty girl
- Ти справжня красоткаYou are a real stunner
- Це була справді красива дівчина.Tse bula spravdi krasyva divchyna.That was a truly beautiful girl.
Example conversation
Serhii and Olena are talking about a new colleague.
- Сергій SerhiiВи бачили нашу нову колегу?Vy bachyly nashu novu kolehu?Have you seen our new colleague?
- Олена OlenaТак, вона дуже красива дівчина.Tak, vona duzhe krasyva divchyna.Yes, she is a very beautiful girl.
- Сергій SerhiiМені вона дуже сподобалася.Meni vona duzhe spodobalasya.I liked her very much.
- Олена OlenaВона також дуже привітна.Vona takozh duzhe pryvitna.She is also very friendly.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries дівчина, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
