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# потрібно — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *потрібно* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 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: потрібно (1 479). By style: everyday 1 476 · biblical 3.

## need

Used about 1 140 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 138 · biblical ≈ 2). Forms: need, needed, needs. Meaning: [need in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/need/).

- Ось що тобі **потрібно**.
  This is what you **need**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#7453391](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7453391) [\#8105403](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8105403))

- А ми нарубаємо дерев на Ливанї, скільки тобі **потрібно**, й приставимо їх в плотях морем до Яфи, а ти перевезеш їх у Ерусалим.
  and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you **need**. We will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; then you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.”
  ([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 · 2CH 2:16)

- Нам **потрібно** це знати.
  We **need** to know that.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#8887450](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8887450) [\#9093739](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9093739))

- І скільки **потрібно** — чи телят, чи баранів або ягнят до всепалення Богові небесному, так само пшеницї, соли, вина й оливи, як скажуть сьвященники Ерусалимські, нехай буде видавано їм день-у-день без гаяння,
  That which they have **need** of, including young bulls, rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail,
  ([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 6:9)

- Мені це не буде **потрібно**.
  I won't **need** this.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5858873](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5858873) [\#5876678](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5876678))

## must

Used about 92 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 92). Meaning: [must in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/must/).

- Тобі **потрібно** кинути палити.
  You **must** stop smoking.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by uaspeaker and Swift · checked, community translation · [\#40615](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/40615) [\#492109](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/492109))

- Тобі **потрібно** кинути палити.
  You **must** give up smoking.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by uaspeaker and CK · checked, community translation · [\#16514](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/16514) [\#492109](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/492109))

- А поза тим вважаю, що Карфаген **потрібно** зруйнувати.
  Furthermore, I believe that Carthage **must** be destroyed.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Balamax and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#8830458](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8830458) [\#2393515](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2393515))

## already

Used about 31 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 31). Meaning: [already in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/already/).

- Мені цікаво, чи Том вже сказав Мері, що їй **потрібно** це зробити.
  I wonder whether or not Tom has **already** told Mary she has to do that.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6524359](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6524359) [\#6693094](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6693094))

## we

Used about 31 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 31). Meaning: [we in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/we/).

- Нам **потрібно** приготуватися до найгіршого.
  **We** have to prepare for the worst.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and sundown · checked, community translation · [\#11903990](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11903990) [\#11905441](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11905441))

## More sentences

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

- Мені **потрібно** зв'язатися з Томом.
  I have to get in touch with Tom.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2360480](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2360480) [\#7797295](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7797295))

- Мені **потрібно** щось зробити.
  I have work to do.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1887386](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1887386) [\#7809872](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7809872))

- Я не знав, що Тому буде **потрібно** це робити.
  I didn't know Tom would have to do that.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6241466](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6241466) [\#6932388](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6932388))

## Grammar

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