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# можна — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *можна* 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: можна (1 283). By style: everyday 1 118 · biblical 165.

## can

Used about 743 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 722 · biblical ≈ 21). Meaning: [can in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/can/).

- Цього не **можна** зробити.
  It **can**'t be done.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2713759](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2713759) [\#6632586](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6632586))

- Не **можна** бо нам того, що видїли й що чули, не говорити.
  for we **can**’t help telling the things which we saw and heard.”
  ([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 · ACT 4:20)

- Де **можна** купити мапу?
  Where **can** I buy a map?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#5170572](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5170572) [\#6329527](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6329527))

- Мудрість бо над перли дорожша, й нїчо, що **можна** бажати, з нею не зрівняєсь.
  For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired **can**’t be compared to it.
  ([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 8:11)

- **Можна** мені на це подивитися?
  **Can** I see that?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1886275](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1886275) [\#6827169](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6827169))

## may

Used about 204 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 163 · biblical ≈ 41). Meaning: [may in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/may/).

- **Можна** я позичу цю книжку?
  **May** I borrow this book?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#56836](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/56836) [\#7180371](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7180371))

- Всяку чисту птицю **можна** вам їсти.
  Of all clean birds you **may** eat.
  ([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 · DEU 14:11)

- **Можна** з вами поговорити?
  **May** I have a word with you?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1495801](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1495801) [\#516723](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/516723))

- Ось яку скотину **можна** вам їсти: воли, вівцї й кози,
  These are the animals which you **may** eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,
  ([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 · DEU 14:4)

- **Можна** мені зараз піти додому?
  **May** I go home now?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#31423](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/31423) [\#7559177](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7559177))

## shall

Used about 38 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 38).

- Шість день **можна** тобі робити і всяке дїло твоє творити,
  You **shall** labor six days, and do all your work;
  ([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 · DEU 5:13)

- Шість день **можна** тобі працювати й робити всяке дїло твоє.
  You **shall** labor six days, and do all your work,
  ([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 · EXO 20:9)

- Робити ж у городї **можна** робітникам із усїх поколїнь Ізрайлевих.
  Those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, **shall** cultivate it.
  ([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 · EZE 48:19)

- Нїкому не **можна** брати жінки батькової, і не **можна** відкривати краю одежі батькової.
  A man **shall** not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.
  ([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 · DEU 22:30)

- Всякий гордий серцем — гидота в Господа, **можна** заручити, що без кари не обійдеться.
  Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they **shall** certainly not be unpunished.
  ([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 16:5)

## this

Used about 30 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 23 · biblical ≈ 7).

- **Можна** я це тут покладу?
  Is it all right if I put **this** here?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6890535](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6890535) [\#6961924](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6961924))

- **Можна** бо було се миро продати дорого та дати вбогим.
  For **this** ointment might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”
  ([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 26:9)

- **Можна** бо було се продати більш нїж за триста денариїв, та дати вбогим. І дорікали їй.
  For **this** might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.
  ([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 · MAR 14:5)

## be

Used about 24 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 24). Meaning: [be in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/be/).

- Коли **можна**, скільки (се) од вас, з усїма людьми майте мир.
  If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, **be** at peace with all men.
  ([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 · ROM 12:18)

- Не обманюйте себе: З Бога насьміятись не **можна**; що бо чоловік сїє, те й жати ме.
  Don’t **be** deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
  ([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 · GAL 6:7)

- Все менї **можна**, та не все користне; все менї **можна**, та нїчому не дам орудувати мною.
  “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not **be** brought under the power of anything.
  ([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 · 1CO 6:12)

- З тебе не **можна** буде взяти й каменя вуглового, нї каменя на підвалину; ти будеш вічним безлюддєм, говорить Господь.
  They won’t take a cornerstone from you, nor a stone for foundations; but you will **be** desolate forever,” says the LORD.
  ([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 51:26)

- Присїпалась тодї Далила до його: Так се ти насьміявсь із мене неправдою! Скажи ж менї тепер, чим тебе **можна** би звязати?
  Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might **be** bound.”
  ([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 16:10)

## if

Used about 10 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 10). Meaning: [if in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/if/).

- Невільником ти покликаний? не журись; а коли **можна** й вільним стати ся, раднїще (тим) користуй ся.
  Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but **if** you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
  ([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 · 1CO 7:21)

- Яке ж то було блаженство ваше! Сьвідкую бо вам, що коли б **можна**, ви б тодї, вирвавши очі свої, оддали менї.
  What was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, **if** possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.
  ([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 · GAL 4:15)

- Устануть бо лжехристи й лжепророки, й давати муть ознаки великі й дива, щоб, коли **можна**, звести й вибраних.
  For false christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, **if** possible, even the chosen ones.
  ([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 24:24)

## More sentences

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

- Ніколи не вбачайте злого наміру в тому, що цілком **можна** пояснити дурістю.
  Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2570990](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2570990) [\#2570992](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2570992))

- У Нью-Йорк **можна** дістатися потягом з Вашингтону.
  New York is accessible by train from Washington.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mutternoise and orcrist · checked, community translation · [\#35902](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/35902) [\#1602011](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1602011))

- Хіба ви вже не в тому віці, коли **можна** пити?
  Aren't you old enough to drink?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6099810](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6099810) [\#6283705](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6283705))

## Grammar

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