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# була — Ukrainian to English

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

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: була (2 162). By style: everyday 1 794 · biblical 368.

## was

Used about 1 007 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 785 · biblical ≈ 222).

- Це **була** ідея Тома.
  That **was** Tom's idea.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4494885](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4494885) [\#5925771](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5925771))

- Сара ж **була** неплідна, не мала дїтей.
  Sarai **was** barren. She had no child.
  ([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 11:30)

- Я **була** твоєю подругою.
  I **was** your friend.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CM · checked, community translation · [\#5757922](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5757922) [\#5758436](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5758436))

- **Була** ж близько пасха, сьвято Жидівське.
  Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, **was** at hand.
  ([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 · JOH 6:4)

- Я **була** дуже стурбована.
  I **was** so worried.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2549369](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2549369) [\#5838494](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5838494))

## had

Used about 240 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 224 · biblical ≈ 15).

- В мене **була** кішка.
  I **had** a cat.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and amazighgirl · checked, community translation · [\#2399176](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2399176) [\#6741169](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6741169))

- З усїх обітниць, що давав Господь Ізрайлевому домові, нї одна не **була** марною; усе справдилось.
  Nothing failed of any good thing which the LORD **had** spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
  ([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 · JOS 21:45)

- Я **була** змушена поїхати до Бостона.
  I **had** to go to Boston.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2547406](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2547406) [\#7128199](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7128199))

- І мовляли одно ʼдному: Нумо лишень робити цеглу та випалювати. І **була** в їх цегла за камінь а земляна смола за вапну.
  They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” They **had** brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.
  ([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 11:3)

- У мене **була** прекрасна учителька.
  I **had** a wonderful teacher.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#6102739](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6102739) [\#8087646](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8087646))

## were

Used about 165 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 150 · biblical ≈ 15).

- Де ти **була** в жовтні?
  Where **were** you in October?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6439565](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6439565) [\#8884709](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8884709))

- Бооз, що з наймичками його ти **була**, це ж наш родич. Оце ж він сієї ночі віє на току ячмінь.
  Now isn’t Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you **were**? Behold, he will be winnowing barley tonight on the threshing floor.
  ([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 · RUT 3:2)

- Ти **була** вдома о десятій?
  **Were** you home at ten?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#70270](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/70270) [\#7180416](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7180416))

- **Була** ж Мария Магдалина, та Йоанна, та Мария Яковова, й инші з ними, що оповідали перед апостолами се.
  Now they **were** Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.
  ([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 · LUK 24:10)

- Ти знаєш, що ти **була** права.
  You know that you **were** right.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by bicolino34 and CK · checked, community translation · [\#7520676](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7520676) [\#11608809](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11608809))

## been

Used about 157 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 150 · biblical ≈ 8).

- Я **була** в Лондоні.
  I have **been** to London.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Smoky · checked, community translation · [\#255950](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/255950) [\#6615900](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6615900))

- І відказав їй: Як би звязано мене новою верівкою, що не **була** ще нї в якій роботї, був би я тодї малосилок, як инші люде.
  He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has **been** done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.”
  ([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 · JDG 16:11)

- Я **була** чесна з тобою.
  I've **been** honest with you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2359153](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2359153) [\#6969454](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6969454))

- Я ще ніколи у своєму житті не **була** така щаслива.
  I've never **been** so happy in my entire life.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#5355259](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5355259) [\#6154450](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6154450))

- Том розповів, що Мері ніколи не **була** в Австралії.
  Tom said that Mary has never **been** to Australia.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by cbc\_yall and CK · checked, community translation · [\#7155041](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7155041) [\#12262458](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12262458))

## so

Used about 60 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 37 · biblical ≈ 23). Meaning: [so in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/so/).

- Том хотів би, щоб Мері **була** до нього добрішою.
  Tom wished Mary wouldn't be **so** mean to him.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6125793](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6125793) [\#6277919](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6277919))

- щоб твоя милостиня **була** потайна; а Отець твій, що бачить потайне, віддасть тобі прилюдно.
  **so** that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
  ([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 · MAT 6:4)

- І поставив Соломон увесь посуд на місцї. Задля великої їх многостї вага мідї не **була** зрахована.
  Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were **so** many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
  ([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 7:47)

- За те, що він мене не вбив в материній утробі, — так, щоб моя мати **була** менї гробом, а тїло її остало було на все вагітним.
  because he didn’t kill me from the womb. **So** my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.
  ([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 20:17)

## she

Used about 38 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 38). Meaning: [she in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/she/).

- А **була** в неї сестра, звана Мария, котра, сївши в ногах у Ісуса, слухала слово Його.
  **She** had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard his word.
  ([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 · LUK 10:39)

- А знайшовши кличе подруг та сусїдок, кажучи: Радуйтесь зо мною, бо я знайшла драхму, що **була** згубила.
  When **she** has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’
  ([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 · LUK 15:9)

- Коли б вона **була** муром, — ми збудовали б на нїй срібні палати; коли б вона **була** дверми, то ми обложили б її дошками з кедрини.
  If **she** is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
  ([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 · SOL 8:9)

- І рече вона: Ой коли б же раба твоя та здобулась на твою ласку! От і пійшла собі молодиця, та й їла і не **була** вже більш сумна.
  **She** said, “Let your servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more.
  ([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 · 1SA 1:18)

- щоб поставити її перед собою славною церквою, що не має скази або пороку або чого такого, а щоб **була** сьвята і непорочна.
  that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that **she** should be holy and without defect.
  ([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 · EPH 5:27)

## More sentences

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

- Мати Тома **була** співачкою.
  Tom's mother used to be a singer.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#7426625](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7426625) [\#7925212](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7925212))

- Цу **була** чудова передача, еге ж?
  Great show, wasn't it?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2547415](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2547415) [\#10819662](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10819662))

- Я **була** би дуже рада вам допомогти.
  I'd be very happy to help you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4665322](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4665322) [\#8936605](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8936605))

## Grammar

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