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# hryvnia

«hryvnia» in Mova's school dictionary: **the money (currency) of Ukraine; one hryvnia is made of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a hryvnia, hryvnias or hryvni) — word from Ukrainian

### meaning for a pupil

1) (Ukrainian) The hryvnia is the money (currency) of Ukraine; one hryvnia is made of 100 kopiyky (kopecks). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/#m1)

2) Its sign is ₴ and its short code is UAH. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and geography lessons about money around the world, the hryvnia is Ukraine's currency, as the pound is Britain's and the dollar is America's. Exchange-rate problems may ask how many hryvnias equal one pound or dollar. Ukrainian banknotes show famous people from Ukraine's history and culture. Phrases: «Ukrainian hryvnia», «100 hryvnias».

### examples

- The hryvnia is the currency of Ukraine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/#x1)
- A loaf of bread in Kyiv costs a few hryvnias. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/#x2)
- One hryvnia equals 100 kopiyky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/#x3)
- The sign for the hryvnia is ₴. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/#x4)
- Our teacher showed us a 200-hryvnia note. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/#x5)
- We changed some pounds into hryvnias for the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/#x6)

### note

A Ukrainian word used in English; to an English ear it sounds like «HRIV-nee-uh» (with a breathy «h»). Also spelled «hryvna». In conversion problems: multiply by the exchange rate to change pounds into hryvnias, and divide to change back.

### In the corpora

- [The hryvnia was a silver unit in Kyivan Rus; the modern hryvnia, Ukraine's money, was introduced in 1996.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/48-chornobyl-and-independence-in-1991/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hryvnia» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hryvnia/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.