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# swear — English to Ukrainian

How English *swear* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 2 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: swear (85), swears (19). By style: everyday 46 · biblical 58.

## клянуся

Used about 17 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 17).

- I **swear** it was Tom.
  **Клянуся**, це був Том.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2407148](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2407148) [\#7959005](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7959005))

- I **swear** it's true.
  **Клянуся**, що це правда.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5659280](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5659280) [\#9163417](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9163417))

- I **swear** it wasn't me.
  **Клянуся**, це був не я.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2407149](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2407149) [\#7165841](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7165841))

- I **swear** it wasn't me.
  **Клянуся**, це була не я.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2407149](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2407149) [\#7165842](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7165842))

- I **swear** it's not my fault.
  **Клянуся**, це не моя провина.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2407151](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2407151) [\#8913290](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8913290))

## імям

Used about 6 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 6).

- You shall fear the LORD your God; and you shall serve him, and shall **swear** by his name.
  Господа, Бога твого, будеш боятись і йому служити, і його **імям** будеш клястись.
  ([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 · DEU 6:13)

- “‘You shall not **swear** by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
  І не божити метесь **імям** моїм льживо; бо зневажиш імя Бога твого. Я Господь, Бог ваш.
  ([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 · LEV 19:12)

- You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him. You shall cling to him, and you shall **swear** by his name.
  Господа, Бога твого, мусиш боятись, йому служити меш і його держати мешся і його **імям** клясти мешся.
  ([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 · DEU 10:20)

- It will happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to **swear** by my name, ‘As the LORD lives;’ even as they taught my people to **swear** by Baal, then they will be built up in the middle of my people.
  І коли вони навчаться ходити дорогами людей моїх, клястись моїм **імям**: „Так певно, як живе Господь‟, як се вони навчили моїх людей клястись Баалом, — то осядуться серед люду мого.
  ([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 · JER 12:16)

- “Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You **swear** by the LORD’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness—
  Слухай се, доме Яковів, що звеш себе **імям** Ізраїля, а вийшов з джерела Юдиного, ти, що кленешся імям Господа й носиш в устах Бога Ізрайлевого, хоч не щиро, хоч і не по правдї!
  ([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 48:1)

## More sentences

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

- I don't like it when you **swear**.
  Мені не подобається, коли ти використовуєш лайку.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2322736](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2322736) [\#10501324](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10501324))

- I **swear** I don't drink anymore.
  Присягаюся, що більше не п'ю.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Vanilla and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#9013324](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9013324) [\#10724474](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10724474))

- When angry, count to four. When very angry, **swear**.
  Якщо ти злий, порахуй до чотирьох. Якщо ти дуже злий, лайся.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#667948](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/667948) [\#7879965](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7879965))

## 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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