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# former — English to Ukrainian

How English *former* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [former in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/former/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: former (58). By style: everyday 25 · biblical 33.

## колишній

Used about 17 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 17). Forms: колишня, колишній.

- He's a **former** student of mine.
  Він мій **колишній** учень.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by \_undertoad and shanghainese · checked, community translation · [\#2253203](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2253203) [\#3556301](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3556301))

- Tom is Mary's **former** husband.
  Том — **колишній** чловік Мері.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1028543](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1028543) [\#5825414](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5825414))

- Tom is Mary's **former** boyfriend.
  Том — **колишній** хлопець Мері.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5096576](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5096576) [\#5801171](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5801171))

- Kyoto is Japan's **former** capital.
  Кіото — **колишня** столиця Японії.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Bah\_Dure and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1544422](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1544422) [\#8049521](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8049521))

- I know Tom is a **former** CIA agent.
  Я знаю, що Том **колишній** агент ЦРУ.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#7519495](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7519495) [\#8072716](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8072716))

## давні

Used about 4 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4).

- Don’t say, “Why were the **former** days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.
  Не кажи: Чому то **давні** часи були лучші теперешніх? бо не мудрість надихає тебе сим питаннєм.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ECC 7:10)

- Remember the **former** things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is none like me.
  Спогадайте **давні** давна, від початку віків, що я Бог, і нема иншого Бога, нема менї рівнї.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 46:9)

- They will rebuild the old ruins. They will raise up the **former** devastated places. They will repair the ruined cities that have been devastated for many generations.
  І забудують вони вікові пустинї, відбудують **давні** розвалища і поновлять міста попустошені, що з давнезних давен були запустїли.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 61:4)

- so that he who blesses himself on the earth will bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears on the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the **former** troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.
  І хто буде назвою тою себе благословити, того благословляти ме Бог справдешний; а хто покленеться нею на землї, той покленеться Богом правди, — **давні** бо злиднї пійдуть в непамять і будуть закриті перед очима в мене.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 65:16)

## наперед

Used about 3 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 3).

- I have declared the **former** things from of old. Yes, they went out of my mouth, and I revealed them. I did them suddenly, and they happened.
  Що давно сталося, я **наперед** прорікав; воно виходило з моїх уст; я те прорікав, та й зараз чинив, й все спевнялось.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 48:3)

- “Let them announce and declare to us what will happen! Declare the **former** things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come.
  Нехай вони приступлять і скажуть нам, що має настати; нехай звістять що-небудь передом, заки ще постало, а ми станемо умом доходити та й збагнемо, на який конець воно вийшло, — нехай скажуть нам **наперед**, що ще буде.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 41:22)

- Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled. Who among them can declare this, and show us **former** things? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified, or let them hear, and say, “That is true.”
  Нехай зберуться всї народи разом, зійдуться всї племена докупи. Хто ж ізміж них проповів се **наперед**? нехай скажуть, що було од початку; нехай поставлять сьвідків від себе й докажуть, щоб, вислухавши, можно сказати: Се правда!
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 43:9)

## кіото

Used about 1 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1).

- Kyoto was the **former** capital of Japan.
  **Кіото** був колишньою столицею Японії.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Eldad and aandrusiak · checked, community translation · [\#19301](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/19301) [\#491071](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/491071))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Lincoln greeted his **former** political rival.
  Лінкольн привітав свого колишнього політичного суперника.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mailohilohi and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#4563723](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4563723) [\#6143497](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6143497))

- Tom married his **former** teacher.
  Том вийшов заміж за свого колиншнього учителя.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ddnktr and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#10239498](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10239498) [\#11553032](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11553032))

- I shook hands with the **former** student.
  Я потис руку колишньому студентові.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by saeb and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#371012](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/371012) [\#482748](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/482748))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-uk/).

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