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# лише — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *лише* 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: лише (1 027). By style: everyday 1 027.

## only

Used about 706 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 706). Meaning: [only in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/only/).

- Я знаю **лише** це.
  I know **only** this.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#33527](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/33527) [\#6558229](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6558229))

- Я **лише** щойно розпочав.
  I've **only** just begun.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ChickenKiev and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2360184](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2360184) [\#496501](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/496501))

- Я **лише** знаю його ім'я.
  I **only** know him by name.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#322930](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/322930) [\#7021803](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7021803))

- Я бачив його **лише** раз.
  I've **only** seen it once.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Cainntear · checked, community translation · [\#1186087](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1186087) [\#1585733](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1585733))

- Я маю **лише** двох дітей.
  I **only** have two children.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1956048](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1956048) [\#7104667](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7104667))

## just

Used about 278 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 278). Meaning: [just in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/just/).

- Я зробила це **лише** для вас!
  I did it **just** for you!
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and AmarMecheri · checked, community translation · [\#7079224](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7079224) [\#7079311](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7079311))

- Це було **лише** випадковістю.
  That was **just** a coincidence.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3396669](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3396669) [\#7747115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7747115))

- Я **лише** удавала, що багата.
  I was **just** pretending I was rich.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5850004](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5850004) [\#5886658](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5886658))

- Том та Джон — **лише** хлопчаки.
  Tom and John are **just** young boys.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6530073](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6530073) [\#6674400](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6674400))

- Я **лише** пішла щось перевірити.
  I **just** went to check something.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2590886](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2590886) [\#6927759](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6927759))

## once

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

- Різдво буває **лише** раз на рік.
  Christmas comes but **once** a year.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and freddy1 · checked, community translation · [\#2143534](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2143534) [\#7646832](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7646832))

## More sentences

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

- Купив усі книжки про Японію, які я **лише** міг знайти.
  I bought every book on Japan I could find.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ascolto and CK · checked, community translation · [\#257260](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/257260) [\#929126](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/929126))

## 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/).

## About these examples

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