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# сталося — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *сталося* 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: сталося (367). By style: everyday 318 · biblical 49.

## happen

Used about 275 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 272 · biblical ≈ 3). Forms: happen, happened. Meaning: [happen in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/happen/).

- Отож, як це **сталося**?
  So how did this **happen**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3129317](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3129317) [\#6360312](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6360312))

- Що давно **сталося**, я наперед прорікав; воно виходило з моїх уст; я те прорікав, та й зараз чинив, й все спевнялось.
  I have declared the former things from of old. Yes, they went out of my mouth, and I revealed them. I did them suddenly, and they **happened**.
  ([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 · ISA 48:3)

- Зі мною щось **сталося**?
  Did something **happen** to me?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#9484802](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9484802) [\#10655608](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10655608))

- Та й Беняминїї дізнались, що сини Ізрайлеві зійшлись в Массифу. І питали Ізрайлитяне: Скажіть, як **сталося** те погане дїло?
  (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) The children of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this wickedness **happen**?”
  ([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 20:3)

- Отже, що саме **сталося**?
  So, what **happened**, exactly?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6033257](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6033257) [\#6033903](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6033903))

## what

Used about 14 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13 · biblical ≈ 1). Meaning: [what in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/what/).

- О котрій годині це **сталося**?
  **What** time did that occur?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and cromwellt · checked, community translation · [\#3763414](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3763414) [\#6282883](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6282883))

- **Сталося** ж у раньцї, дивиться, се була Лея. І каже Яков Лабанові: Що се ти вдїяв менї? Чи не задля Рахелї ж парубкував я в тебе? Про що ж так ошукав єси мене?
  In the morning, behold, it was Leah! He said to Laban, “**What** is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived 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 · GEN 29:25)

- Що **сталося** з твоїм собакою?
  **What**'s become of your dog?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#17244](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/17244) [\#6855927](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6855927))

## tell

Used about 7 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7). Meaning: [tell in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/tell/).

- Що б не **сталося**, не кажи Тому.
  No matter what, don't **tell** Tom.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3596850](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3596850) [\#8213870](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8213870))

## More sentences

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

- Що б не **сталося**, зберігайте спокій.
  Whatever happens, keep calm.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tikan0 and CK · checked, community translation · [\#25150](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/25150) [\#5176810](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5176810))

- ДТП **сталося** по вині водія.
  The accident was caused by the error on the part of the driver.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by aandrusiak and CM · checked, community translation · [\#47113](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/47113) [\#511211](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/511211))

- І сказав Бог: Хай станеться світло! І **сталося** світло.
  And God said: Let there be light. And there was light.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mrcenoura and bluepie88 · checked, community translation · [\#663803](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/663803) [\#4260875](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4260875))

## Grammar

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