u/Low-Funny-8834

Hi everyone,

I know that the letter в in Ukrainian has two different pronunciations, one at the end of a word after vowels, like in лев, similar to English 'w'; and a sound more similar to English 'v' at the beginning of a word or between vowels, like in вода.

I am confused, however, about what happens when the в occurs after another consonant. Two rather random examples (because consonant + в does not occur often):

нерв

пахв

Out of the two options, how do you pronounce the в in these two words?

Thank you!

Are "sgeulachd" and "sgeul" (story) full synonyms, or is there a nuance that I am missing out on?
Thank you

I know the phrases "картина покосилася" and "картина нахилена" are similar in meaning in Ukrainian, yet with a different nuance. I have tried asking a fair number of people, but nobody so far has been able to give me an explanation of what the exact difference is... Hence I am trying my luck here. Many thanks!

"chaidh lorg air fear a ghoid an càr sin"
"a man was found who stole that car"

I am confused... If I am not mistaken, in the Active Voice it would be "lorg mi fear a ghoid an càr sin" (I found a man who stole that car). So why the need for "air" in the Passive Voice?

I am aware that the future in Gaelic can be used as a present habitual, but I just came across the following sentence:

Ged a tha foghlam agus cothroman obrach ri fhaighinn air a'Ghàidhealtachd, bidh móran fhathast ag imrich dhan Ghalltachd airson foghlaim.

I get the need for "bidh" in the second clause, but why is it "Ged a tha..." in the first clause, and not "Ged a bhios"? I mean, there being work and education opportunities available is surely habitual and not a one-off, no?

Sorry if this seems like nitpicking, but I feel I might not totally be getting the concept right, if "Ged a tha" is the natural way of saying this.

Thanks