ukrainian
ukrainian — adjective
1. connected with the country of Ukraine, the people who live there, or the languag
connected with the country of Ukraine, the people who live there, or the language they speak.
The Ukrainian flag has two horizontal stripes, one blue and one yellow.
collocation: Ukrainian flag
Amani invited her Ukrainian friends to the New Year dinner party.
The gallery is showing a collection of Ukrainian folk paintings this month.
Yumi learned to cook several Ukrainian dishes from her neighbour's cookbook.
The Ukrainian border crossing was busy with trucks carrying food supplies.
常見錯誤
ukrainian — noun
1. a person who was born in Ukraine or who has family roots there.
a person who was born in Ukraine or who has family roots there.
Otis shared an apartment with a Ukrainian from Kyiv during his study year.
The charity provided warm clothes for Ukrainian families who lost their homes.
collocation: Ukrainian families
Many Ukrainians work in the tech industry in cities across Europe.
Kabir interviewed three Ukrainians for his documentary on local traditions.
Stefan's grandmother was a Ukrainian who moved to Canada after the war.
文法句型
a Ukrainian
the Ukrainians
two Ukrainians
用法筆記
Plural form Ukrainians is regular. The word is also used as an adjective (see adjective entry above), so a 'Ukrainian artist' could mean an artist from Ukraine, not a 'Ukrainian' who is also an artist.
常見錯誤
2. a Slavic language that people speak in Ukraine, written with the Cyrillic alphab
a Slavic language that people speak in Ukraine, written with the Cyrillic alphabet.
Christopher can read Ukrainian quite well but struggles with speaking.
grammar pattern: read + Ukrainian
Andrés signed up for a Ukrainian course at the community college in autumn.
Jack speaks Ukrainian at home with his family and Polish at his office.
The letter was written in Ukrainian, so Lakan asked a friend to translate it.
Ilan translated the short story from Ukrainian into English for the workshop.
文法句型
speak + Ukrainian
in Ukrainian
translate from/into Ukrainian
用法筆記
When referring to the language, do not use an article: 'She speaks Ukrainian' (not 'the Ukrainian'). An article is only used when a following noun specifies the variety: 'the Ukrainian language.'