No. 776 in Ukrainian
івана
The Ukrainian word "івана" is the genitive or accusative form of "Іван," meaning "Ivan" (a male given name).
In a sentence
Івана запросили на свято.
Ivana was invited to the holiday.
The word 'івана' is used here as a proper noun in a possessive form, which depends on the grammatical case.
Будинок Івана знаходиться на околиці.
Ivana's house is located in the suburb.
Here, 'івана' is used to indicate possession, specifically referring to something owned by Ivana.
Ми бачили машину Івана на дорозі.
We saw Ivana's car on the road.
In this sentence, 'івана' specifies whom the car belongs to, demonstrating its genitive case usage.
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