Lesson 2 continues to expand on the gender and case of nouns as follows:

Gender – masculine, inanimate nouns

Cases - Accusative

Вислови Expressions

Як ся маєш? Figuratively , this phrase means ‘How are you?' or ‘How are you doing?  

Добре, дякую. Fine (good), thanks.  

Що ти робиш? What are you doing?

Іменники: Рід Nouns: Gender

Dialogue 2 introduced two masculine hard-ending inanimate nouns:  

журнал	спорт

An inanimate noun is one which refers to a non-living being or object. Masculine inanimate nouns for
sports are given below.

теніс	бейсбол	волейбол	гокей	керлінґ
футбол* (американський)	футбол * (европейський)	бовлінґ	шахи	шашки
карти

*The English word football is the Ukrainian term for soccer . This can lead to some confusion when talking to someone from Ukraine. You may be speaking about the North American sport (with a pointed pigskin ball), while the person from Ukraine will automatically be referring to the popular European sport. You must clarify whether you are referring to American football or European ‘football' (soccer).

Other inanimate masculine nouns which refer to reading are given below.

журнал	зошит	лист	підручник	словник	текст

Іменники: Відмінки Nouns: Cases

Знахідний відмінок - Accusative Case

The Accusative case is used to denote the direct object of the action expressed by the verb or verb phrase.

Я читаю журнал.
Я читаю про спорт.

You will notice that the noun ending does not change; it looks the same as the original form of the word in the Nominative case. This may be a bit confusing at first, but you must check the function of the word in the sentence. Is it the subject of the sentence? If the answer is yes, then it is the Nominative case. Is it the object of the action indicated by the verb? If so, then it is the Accusative case.

Check the examples below to compare the use of the same words in the Nominative case. In each example, the noun is the subject of the sentence, not the object.

Журнал тут.	Це спорт.

The rule is simple: Masculine inanimate nouns in the Accusative Case do not change their form.

II. Exercise 2.i

Using the example given, complete the following exercises with the appropriate answer.

•	1.	2.	3.
4.	5.	6.	7.
8.	9.	10.	11.

II. Exercise 2.ii

Place the masculine and feminine nouns in the correct column.

			?
.	Це Тарас.			_______
1.	Це журнал.	_______		_______
2.	Це пан Козак.	_______		_______
3.	Це Оленка.	_______		_______
4.	Це підручник.	_______		_______
5.	Це бейсбол.	_______		_______
6.	Це Роман.	_______		_______
7.	Це зошит.	_______		_______
8.	Це мама.	_______		_______
9.	Це Марко.	_______		_______
10.	Це словник.	_______		_______

II. Exercise 2.iii

Place the proper nouns in the appropriate column.

			?
.	Тарас.			_______
1.	Іван	_______		_______
2.	Галина	_______		_______
3.	Роман	_______		_______
4.	Лариса	_______		_______
5.	пані Козак	_______		_______
6.	пан Козак	_______		_______
7.	Петрик	_______		_______
8.	Оленка	_______		_______
9.	Ромко	_______		_______
10.	Соня	_______		_______

II. Exercise 2.iv  

Complete the exercise using the Accusative case of the noun pictured in the right hand column.

1.	Він читає ________________. (журнал)
2.	Лариса читає про _______________. (волейбол)
3.	Наталка читає _______________. (словник)
4.	Пан Козак читає _______________. (текст)
5.	Марко читає про _______________. (гокей)
6.	Соня читає про _______________. (керлінґ)
7.	Іван читає _______________. (підручник)

Cultural Enrichment: Continue to practise your Ukrainian handwriting skills by referring to the exercises which have been placed in the Cultural Enrichment section for Unit II.