No. 111 in Ukrainian
єс
The Ukrainian word "єс" translates to "EU" (European Union) in English.
In a sentence
Україна прагне вступити до ЄС.
Ukraine strives to join the EU.
Here, 'ЄС' stands for 'Європейський Союз' (EU), which is a political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
В цій кімнаті є сонячне світло.
In this room, there is sunlight.
Here, 'є' functions as the third person singular form of the verb 'бути' (to be), demonstrating existence in the present tense.
Це слово потрібно коректно використовувати, бо єсить його база значення.
This word needs to be used correctly because its base meaning exists.
In this case, 'єсить' is a colloquially extended form derived from 'є', used in certain syntactical expressions to emphasize existence.
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