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the notional part expressed by the infinitive (sometimes gerund) of
another verb rendering the action of the subject.
In both languages the compound verbal predicate can
usually be of three kinds:
1) modal, formed by combining of the modal verbs with the
infinitive: We can speak English. Ми можемо відпочити;
2) aspect, in which the auxiliary part points towards the
beginning, end, continuation, repetition or becoming of some
action performed by the subject: She began singing. Сонце
почало підніматися;
3) nominal-verbal modal predicate, in which the infinitive
is attached to the compound nominal predicate, the nominal part
of which is expressed by adjective or participle and points towards
relation to the action expressed by the infinitive: I am obliged to
do my best. Необхідно рушати вперед.

4.The Object

The direct object

In Ukrainian the direct object is as a rule expressed by the
form of the accusative case of the noun, pronoun or some other
substantivized part of speech. It is used without a preposition and
depends directly on the transitive verb, for example: Я бачив
дивний сон (І. Франко).
The peculiarity of the Ukrainian language is the fact that in
negative sentences (similar to the Russian language) the direct
object can be expressed in the form of the genitive case, for
example: Він не читав газет. The object is expressed via the
same form when the action, expressed by the transitive verb, is
directed not at the whole object, but only at its part, for example:
Я дав йому води. Ми купили меду.
The specific features of the Ukrainian language are:

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