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# можуть — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *можуть* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 2 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: можуть (190). By style: everyday 168 · biblical 22.

## can

Used about 114 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 102 · biblical ≈ 12). Meaning: [can in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/can/).

- Вони не **можуть** втекти.
  They **can**'t escape.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by triantafillou and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2243081](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2243081) [\#5029628](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5029628))

- Хто бо по тїлу, ті Богу вгодити не **можуть**.
  Those who are in the flesh **can**’t please God.
  ([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 8:8)

- Лікарі роблять що **можуть**.
  Doctors do what they **can**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#9458365](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9458365) [\#9771446](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9771446))

- анї довести менї не **можуть**, у чому тепер винують мене.
  Nor **can** they prove to you the things of which they now accuse 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 · ACT 24:13)

- Як вони **можуть** нас зупинити?
  How **can** they stop us?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by miketheknight and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5004172](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5004172) [\#7323823](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7323823))

## might

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

- Тома **можуть** за це покарати.
  Tom **might** get punished for doing that.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6523451](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6523451) [\#11556465](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11556465))

- Тома **можуть** оштрафувати, якщо він це зробить.
  Tom **might** get fined if he does that.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6222600](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6222600) [\#7454391](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7454391))

- Ви думаєте, що вони **можуть** бути небезпечними?
  Do you think they **might** be dangerous?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ahha and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3738578](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3738578) [\#11061409](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11061409))

- Чи ви думаєте, що вони **можуть** бути небезпечними?
  Do you think they **might** be dangerous?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ahha and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3738578](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3738578) [\#11061408](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11061408))

## More sentences

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

- Носії мови досконало знають правила своєї мови, навіть якщо вони не **можуть** їх пояснити.
  Native speakers know the rules of their language perfectly, even if they may not be able to explain what they are.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#5991327](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5991327) [\#6073531](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6073531))

- Чи ті комахи **можуть** ужалити?
  Do those insects sting?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ChickenKiev and CK · checked, community translation · [\#67943](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/67943) [\#500555](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/500555))

- Ці ліки **можуть** нокаутувати коня.
  This medication could knock out a horse.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by oromashka and OsoHombre · checked, community translation · [\#6101674](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6101674) [\#6102248](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6102248))

## 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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