Bedeutung
Intense rainfall
Kultureller Hintergrund
Rain is often personified in folk songs as a guest or a worker who brings life to the fields. Lviv is famous for its frequent rain, which has become a romantic symbol of the city. Rain during a religious holiday or a wedding is seen as a divine blessing. Ukrainians often use the hashtag #злива or #сильнийдощ to share dramatic storm footage from Kyiv or Odesa.
Use 'Йде'
Always remember that rain 'goes' (йде) in Ukrainian. Never say 'воно дощить' as a direct translation of 'it is raining'.
Gender Agreement
Don't forget that 'дощ' is masculine. If you use 'злива' (downpour), you must change the adjective to 'сильна злива' (feminine).
Bedeutung
Intense rainfall
Use 'Йде'
Always remember that rain 'goes' (йде) in Ukrainian. Never say 'воно дощить' as a direct translation of 'it is raining'.
Gender Agreement
Don't forget that 'дощ' is masculine. If you use 'злива' (downpour), you must change the adjective to 'сильна злива' (feminine).
Small Talk
Complaining about 'сильний дощ' is a universal way to start a conversation with a stranger in a Ukrainian elevator or bus stop.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'сильний дощ'.
Ми не пішли в парк через ____.
After the preposition 'через', we use the Genitive case.
Which sentence is correct?
Choose the most natural way to say 'It's raining heavily'.
In Ukrainian, rain 'goes' (йде) and it is 'strong' (сильний).
Match the Ukrainian phrase with its English equivalent.
Match the pairs:
These are different types of precipitation in Ukrainian.
Complete the dialogue.
А: Ти візьмеш парасольку? Б: Так, на вулиці ____.
'Дощ' is masculine, so the adjective must be 'сильний'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Types of Rain in Ukrainian
Intensity
- • Мряка (Light)
- • Дощ (Normal)
- • Сильний дощ (Heavy)
- • Злива (Downpour)
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenМи не пішли в парк через ____.
After the preposition 'через', we use the Genitive case.
Choose the most natural way to say 'It's raining heavily'.
In Ukrainian, rain 'goes' (йде) and it is 'strong' (сильний).
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are different types of precipitation in Ukrainian.
А: Ти візьмеш парасольку? Б: Так, на вулиці ____.
'Дощ' is masculine, so the adjective must be 'сильний'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt's grammatically correct but sounds very dramatic, like a storm in a movie. 'Сильний' is more natural for daily life.
Yes, 'дощ' is always masculine. Its diminutive 'дощик' is also masculine.
You can say 'Починається сильний дощ'.
'Сильний дощ' is a general term for intensity. 'Злива' is specifically a heavy downpour, often sudden.
Yes! 'Сильний сніг' is the correct way to say 'heavy snow'.
Я потрапив під сильний дощ.
Yes, it is perfectly neutral and professional.
'Слабкий дощ' or 'невеликий дощ'.
This is a linguistic feature where natural phenomena are described as active agents performing an action.
Frequently. It often sets a mood of sadness, cleansing, or power.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Злива
synonymDownpour
Мряка
contrastDrizzle
Проливний дощ
similarSoaking rain
Грибний дощ
specialized formSunshower
Ллє як з відра
idiomPouring like from a bucket
