| Sentence | subject + verb + object | Студе́нт пи́ше лист. | The student is writing a letter. |
| Adjective | before the noun | Це нови́й буди́нок. | This is a new building. |
| Time, place | often at the start of the sentence | Уве́чері ми гуля́ємо в па́рку. | In the evening we walk in the park. |
| Negation | не before the verb | Я не розумі́ю. | I don't understand. |
| A2Adverb | до́бре / ду́же / шви́дко before the verb | Він до́бре гово́рить украї́нською. | He speaks Ukrainian well. |
| A2Pronoun | an object pronoun usually goes before the verb | Я тебе́ ба́чу. | I can see you. |
| A2New information | at the end of the sentence | Цю кни́жку написа́ла Лі́на Косте́нко. | This book was written by Lina Kostenko. |
| Trap | the adjective goes before the noun; after it only as a stylistic device | Я ма́ю черво́ну су́мку. | I have a red bag. |