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# життя — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *життя* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: життя (740). By style: everyday 613 · biblical 127.

## life

Used about 639 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 549 · biblical ≈ 90). Meaning: [life in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/life/).

- **Життя** не буває легким.
  **Life** is never easy.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3737548](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3737548) [\#7121202](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7121202))

- Бо в тебе жерело **життя**; в твому сяєві побачимо сьвітло.
  For with you is the spring of **life**. In your light we will see light.
  ([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 · PSA 36:9)

- Це змінило моє **життя**.
  That changed my **life**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#8503791](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8503791) [\#9021454](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9021454))

- А хто вбив скотину, мусить вернути за неї: **життя** за **життя**.
  He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, **life** for life.
  ([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 24:18)

- Ти врятував мені **життя**.
  You saved my **life**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and supplementfacts · checked, community translation · [\#1103158](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1103158) [\#7104763](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7104763))

## days

Used about 11 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 11).

- Певно знаєш, бо ти був тодї вже народжений, й днїв **життя** твого дуже багато!
  Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your **days** is 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 · JOB 38:21)

- Чи ж не обмежений час чоловікові на землї, а днї (**життя**) його чи ж не те саме, що днї поденного наймита?
  “Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his **days** like the days of a hired 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 · JOB 7:1)

- А Еберові вроджено два сини; одного звали Фалек, бо за його **життя** земля була подїлена, а брата його на імя звали Йоктан.
  To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his **days** the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
  ([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 10:25)

- І підкуповували проти їх порадників, щоб у нїщо обернути задумане ними дїло — через увесь час **життя** Кира, царя Перського, аж до царювання Дарія, Перського царя.
  They hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the **days** of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
  ([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 · EZR 4:5)

## my

Used about 8 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 8).

- Тому сьпівають і веселяться тобою всї жерела **життя** мого!
  Those who sing as well as those who dance say, “All **my** springs are in you.”
  ([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 · PSA 87:7)

- Буду хвалити Господа, поки **життя** мого, буду сьпівати псальми Богові моєму, поки мене стане.
  While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to **my** God as long as I exist.
  ([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 · PSA 146:2)

- Сьпівати му Господеві, поки **життя** мого, сьпівати му псальми Богові мому, як довго **життя** стане.
  I will sing to the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praise to **my** God while I have any being.
  ([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 · PSA 104:33)

## More sentences

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

- Я не можу уявити **життя** без нього.
  I can't conceive of living without him.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by aandrusiak and CK · checked, community translation · [\#317730](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/317730) [\#693707](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/693707))

- Я мусив був почати заробляти на своє **життя**, коли мені було тринадцять.
  I had to start supporting myself when I was thirteen.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5913934](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5913934) [\#5914904](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5914904))

- Чим цей пан заробляє собі на **життя**?
  What does that gentleman do for a living?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ascolto and kebukebu · checked, community translation · [\#569325](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/569325) [\#916857](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/916857))

## Grammar

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

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