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# грає — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *грає* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 7 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: грає (334). By style: everyday 331 · biblical 3.

## playing

Used about 250 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 248 · biblical ≈ 2). Forms: play, player, playing, plays.

- Том **грає** у шахи?
  Is Tom **playing** chess?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#8832872](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8832872) [\#8832871](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8832871))

- Коли скриня Господнього зявіту входила в місто Давидове, Мелхола, Саулова дочка, дивилась у вікно, а побачивши, що царь Давид скаче й **грає**, зганила його в свойму серцї.
  As the ark of the LORD’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and **playing**; and she despised him in her heart.
  ([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 · 1CH 15:29)

- Вона **грає** у квача.
  She's **playing** tag.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by bicolino34 and artemlyubchenko · checked, community translation · [\#13336569](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13336569) [\#10542531](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10542531))

- Озветься тодї один зміж слуг та й каже: Бачив я сина в Бетлеємця Ессея, що принадно **грає**, хоробрий чоловік й до бою спосібний, а до того ще й на слово розумний, чоловік гарної вроди та й Господь є з ним.
  Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in **playing**, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him.”
  ([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 16:18)

- Мері **грає** на арфі.
  Mary **plays** the harp.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Eccles17 · checked, community translation · [\#6685943](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6685943) [\#6690426](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6690426))

## chess

Used about 21 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 21). Meaning: [chess in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/chess/).

- Том **грає** у шахи?
  Does Tom play **chess**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#8832688](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8832688) [\#8832871](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8832871))

- Том не дуже добре **грає** в шахи.
  Tom isn't a good **chess** player.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5916813](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5916813) [\#5917825](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5917825))

- Том краще **грає** в шахи, ніж я.
  Tom is a better **chess** player than I am.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3417606](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3417606) [\#1640120](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1640120))

## piano

Used about 14 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14). Meaning: [piano in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piano/).

- Том **грає** на фортепіано?
  Does Tom play the **piano**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6698878](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6698878) [\#8425818](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8425818))

- Том дуже добре **грає** на піаніно.
  Tom can play the **piano** very well.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rmdas and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6833156](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6833156) [\#3942456](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3942456))

## tennis

Used about 14 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14). Meaning: [tennis in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/tennis/).

- Коли він **грає** в теніс?
  When does he play **tennis**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#1828419](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1828419) [\#5804292](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5804292))

- Том не дуже добре **грає** в теніс.
  Tom isn't very good at **tennis**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3408970](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3408970) [\#5921108](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5921108))

## football

Used about 7 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7). Meaning: [football in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/football/).

- Я знаю, що Том дуже добре **грає** у футбол.
  I know that Tom is a very good **football** player.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#10057289](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10057289) [\#10037871](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10037871))

## golf

Used about 7 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7). Meaning: [golf in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/golf/).

- Том і досі не дуже добре **грає** в гольф.
  Tom is still not very good at **golf**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6125813](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6125813) [\#8345524](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8345524))

## guitar

Used about 7 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7). Meaning: [guitar in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/guitar/).

- Ти чула, як Том **грає** на гітарі?
  Have you ever heard Tom play the **guitar**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6124728](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6124728) [\#6278351](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6278351))

## More sentences

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

- Том каже, що добре **грає** у бейсбол.
  Tom says he's good at baseball.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6264586](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6264586) [\#6685920](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6685920))

- Знаєш, Том досить добре **грає** на гітарі.
  Tom is quite a guitarist, you know.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by bicolino34 and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6256234](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6256234) [\#11586479](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11586479))

- Не призирайся вину, як у кубку **грає**, як гарно сьвітиться й легко осїдає!
  Don’t look at the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.
  ([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 23:31)

## Grammar

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