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# потрібен — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *потрібен* 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: потрібен (207). By style: everyday 206 · biblical 1.

## need

Used about 180 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 180). Forms: need, needed, needs. Meaning: [need in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/need/).

- Ти нам не **потрібен**.
  We don't **need** you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Spamster · checked, community translation · [\#1749173](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1749173) [\#5703169](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5703169))

- Він мені не був **потрібен**.
  I didn't **need** it.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5858591](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5858591) [\#5875828](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5875828))

- Їм просто **потрібен** час.
  They just **need** time.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Anjy and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4501143](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4501143) [\#5702758](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5702758))

- Я **потрібен** своїй країні.
  My country **needs** me.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4499950](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4499950) [\#8037836](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8037836))

- Ти будеш мені **потрібен**.
  I'm going to **need** you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by older and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4918933](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4918933) [\#4920263](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4920263))

## lawyer

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4). Meaning: [lawyer in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lawyer/).

- Мені **потрібен** адвокат, який знає англійську.
  I want a **lawyer** who can speak English.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2025883](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2025883) [\#6100554](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6100554))

## pencil

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4). Meaning: [pencil in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pencil/).

- Мені **потрібен** ніж, щоб я міг загострити олівець.
  I want a knife to sharpen my **pencil** with.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#256296](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/256296) [\#506403](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/506403))

## More sentences

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

- На це буде **потрібен** час.
  It's going to take time.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3405505](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3405505) [\#8000604](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8000604))

- Навіщо їй був **потрібен** мій номер?
  Why did she want my number?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#7454893](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7454893) [\#8106937](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8106937))

- Навіщо тобі **потрібен** Том?
  What do you want Tom for?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by olly and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3428430](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3428430) [\#8837501](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8837501))

## 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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