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# wife — English to Ukrainian

How English *wife* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: wife (947). By style: everyday 588 · biblical 359.

## дружина

Used about 429 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 429). Forms: дружина, дружини, дружині.

- I left my **wife**.
  Я пішла від **дружини**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2377307](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2377307) [\#7848379](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7848379))

- Don't tell my **wife**.
  Не кажи моїй **дружині**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1849021](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1849021) [\#6890769](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6890769))

- How's your **wife**, Tom?
  Як ваша **дружина**, Томе?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2647157](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2647157) [\#7931320](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7931320))

- We're husband and **wife**.
  Ми чоловік та **дружина**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#6874250](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6874250) [\#8272280](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8272280))

- Can your **wife** drive?
  Ваша **дружина** вміє водити?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Amastan and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2260589](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2260589) [\#7209153](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7209153))

## жінку

Used about 280 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 86 · biblical ≈ 194). Forms: жінка, жінкою, жінку.

- Mary isn't Tom's **wife**.
  Мері не **жінка** Тома.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Anjy · checked, community translation · [\#5651922](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5651922) [\#5655078](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5655078))

- Judah took a **wife** for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
  І взяв Юда **жінку** Герові, первенцеві свойму, на імя Тамара.
  ([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 · GEN 38:6)

- Mary loves her **wife**.
  Мері кохає свою **жінку**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#8759092](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8759092) [\#8759095](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8759095))

- She gave him Bilhah her servant as **wife**, and Jacob went in to her.
  І оддала йому Баллу, рабиню свою за **жінку**, і ввійшов до неї Яков.
  ([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 · GEN 30:4)

- Tom's **wife** is hard-working.
  У Тома працелюбна **жінка**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Objectivesea and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#4657541](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4657541) [\#5931412](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5931412))

## нехай

Used about 22 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 22).

- Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the **wife** of your youth.
  **Нехай** тобі благословене буде джерело твоє, — і втїшайсь другинею молодощів твоїх,
  ([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 · PRO 5:18)

- Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s **wife**, as the LORD has spoken.”
  Ось, Ребека перед тобою, возьми її та й піди, і **нехай** буде вона жоною синові пана твого, яко же глаголав Господь.
  ([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 · GEN 24:51)

- He said, “Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you ‘no’), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as **wife**.”
  І промовив він: Попроси царя Соломона — бо він тобі не відмовить — **нехай** оддасть за мене Абисагу з Сунаму.
  ([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 · 1KI 2:17)

## свою

Used about 12 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 12).

- I am looking for my **wife**.
  Я шукаю **свою** дружину.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by issadouba and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#9566738](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9566738) [\#9683529](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9683529))

## батька

Used about 7 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 7).

- “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his **wife**. She is your aunt.
  Наготи брата **батька** твого не відкривати меш: до жінки його не наближишся, вона тїтка тобі.
  ([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 18:14)

## свого

Used about 7 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 7).

- Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a **wife**.”
  Каже ж Сихем до Геммора, батька **свого**, говорючи. Возьми менї дївицю сю за жену.
  ([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 · GEN 34:4)

## More sentences

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

- His **wife**’s name is Liz.
  Його дружину звуть Ліз.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Mrdrumjunkie3 and miketheknight · checked, community translation · [\#7469946](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7469946) [\#7486130](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7486130))

- Tom and Mary pretended to be husband and **wife**.
  Том із Мері удавали із себе чоловіка і дружину.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1029811](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1029811) [\#9852130](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9852130))

- Sami had a jealous **wife**.
  Самі мав ревниву дружину.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by OsoHombre and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#6541395](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6541395) [\#6943699](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6943699))

## 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/).

## About these examples

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