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Ukrainian Nature, Gardening & Outdoors

Working with plants and exploring outside. Learn Ukrainian verbs with English translations and audio.

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Listen and learn. Tap any verb to hear Ukrainian speech. Play category reads every verb in order; use Slow for extra practice. Latin letters are a reading aid, not an exact pronunciation guide.
Start with the dictionary form. These are infinitives (mostly imperfective) and a few common phrases. Infinitives have no gender. Present forms change with the subject; past-tense forms can show gender. English translations are a starting point; notes explain important differences.

Learning Ukrainian Nature, Gardening & Outdoors

Outdoor verbs describe growing, planting and caring for a garden, as well as exploring nature. Learn the difference between a plant growing and a person growing or tending something.

How to practise

  1. Listen to each Ukrainian expression before repeating it.
  2. Try the interactive lesson, then use the reference below to review spelling and meaning.
  3. Return to the category regularly and test the words without relying on the English.

Vocabulary reference

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Grow — рости; Ukrainian vocabulary illustration
Grow — рости

рости — Grow

Reading guide: rosty

Usage: рости = grow (a plant grows). вирощувати = grow/raise something as a gardener.

Hear рости

Plant — садити; Ukrainian vocabulary illustration
Plant — садити

садити — Plant

Reading guide: sadyty

Hear садити

Weed — полоти; Ukrainian vocabulary illustration
Weed — полоти

полоти — Weed

Reading guide: poloty

Hear полоти

Gather — збирати; Ukrainian vocabulary illustration
Gather — збирати

збирати — Gather

Reading guide: zbyraty

Hear збирати

Explore — досліджувати; Ukrainian vocabulary illustration
Explore — досліджувати

досліджувати — Explore

Reading guide: doslidzhuvaty

Usage: досліджувати means explore/investigate.

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