batch_1776172076 20260414160756000 National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research esu@esu.com.ua National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research Entsyklopedychnyi visnyk Ukrainy [The Encyclopedia Herald of Ukraine] Entsykl. visn. Ukr. 2706-9990 2707-000X 2025 17 Olesia Sulyma National Pedagogical Drahomanov University, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3565-4392 The article analyzes active and passive constructions in modern Ukrainian, taking into account their his­torical, grammatical, and stylistic aspects. Particular attention is given to the lasting effects of the Soviet era, when Russian grammatical norms were aggressively imposed on Ukrainian, leading to the widespread use of passive patterns unnatural to the language. The study examines verbs ending in -sya, the forms -no, -to, and passive participles, clarifying their semantic nature, stylistic appropriateness, and normative sta­tus. It argues that passive constructions (especially those modeled on Russian) blur the subject of action and create an overly formal tone, while active structures align with the natural grammatical and communi­cative logic of Ukrainian. The author emphasizes that restoring active syntactic patterns is not only a matter of linguistic correctness but also an act of cultural self-assertion, aimed at freeing Ukrainian from colonial linguistic layers and reaffirming its authentic grammatical identity. 2025 131 138 10.37068/evu.17.11 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/article/1721 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/doi/10.37068/evu.17.11.pdf Vykhovanets, I. R., & Horodenska, K. H. (2004). Teoretychna morfolohiia ukrainskoi movy (I. R. Vykhovanets, Ed.). Kyiv: Pulsary. Kurylo, O. (2004). Uhavy do suchasnoi ukrainskoi literaturnoi movy. Kyiv: Vydavnytstvo Solomii Pavlychko “Osnovy”. Mykhailyk, R. P. (1995). Semantyko-hramatychna struktura diiesliv na -sia v suchasnii ukrainskii movi (PhD thesis abstract, Institute of the Ukrainian Language of the NAS of Ukraine). Kyiv. Pliushch, M. Ya. (1975). Orudnyi subiekta v aktyvnykh i pasyvnykh konstruktsiiakh. In M. A. Zhovtobriukh (Ed.), Syntaksys slovospoluchennia i prostogo rechennia (Syntaksychni kategorii i zviazky) (pp. 109–115). Kyiv: Naukova dumka. Slovnyk ukrainskoi movy. (1970). Vol. 1. Kyiv: Naukova dumka. Sheptukha, O. (2007). Odnoskadni osobovi rechenni v publitsystychnomu styli ukrainskoi movy. Linhvistychni studii, 15, 331–334. SOURCES Alhorytm vidkryttia pryvatnoho sadochka. (2025, October 7). Office of Effective Regulation (BRDO). Retrieved October 7, 2025, from https://ogp.ua/uk/news-ukr/1086-algoritm-vidkrittya-privatnogo-sadochka Deiaki pytannia pro typy orhanizatsii osvitnoi diialnosti zakladiv doshkilnoi osvity: Postanova Kabinetu Ministriv Ukrainy No. 818 vid 7 lypnia 2025 r. Retrieved October 5, 2025, from https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/818-2025-%D0%BF#Text Dohadailo, Ya. V., & Sukonna, N. H. (2020). Doslidzhennia evoliutsii pidkhodiv do analizu zmistu rezultatyvnosti diialnosti. Ekonomika transportnoho kompleksu, (36), 77–94. Retrieved October 5, 2025, from http://nbuv.gov.ua/UJRN/ektk_2020_36_7 Kudy letyt. (2025). Telegram channel Radar Raketa. Retrieved October 5, 2025, from https://t.me/radar_raketaa Povitriani syly ZS Ukrainy. (2025). Telegram channel of the Air Force Command of the AFU. Retrieved October 5, 2025, from https://t.me/kpszsu Sud pidtrymav pozytsiiu kontroliuiuchoho orhanu shchodo splaty orendnoi platy za zemliu. (2025, September 18). State Tax Service of Ukraine. Retrieved September 18, 2025, from https://tax.gov.ua/media-tsentr/novini/print-744644.html Ukrainski pisni. (2025). Retrieved September 18, 2025, from https://www.pisni.org.ua/songs/265716.html Urok: vyrobnychyi ta tekhnolohichnyi protses. (2025, October 6). Vseosvita. Retrieved October 6, 2025, from https://vseosvita.ua/lesson/vyrobnychyi-ta-tekhnolohichnyi-protses-341467.html Shevchenko, T. (n.d.). Choho ty khodysh na mohyly. Retrieved October 4, 2025, from https://www.ukrlib.com.ua/books/printit.php?tid=23578 WORKHARD! CHERNIHIV. (2025, September 30). Telegram channel. Retrieved September 30, 2025, from https://t.me/+4CumLbywHBkzN2U6