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# трапитися — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *трапитися* 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: трапитися (63). By style: everyday 63.

## happen

Used about 53 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 53). Forms: happen, happened. Meaning: [happen in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/happen/).

- Як це могло **трапитися**?
  How could this **happen**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3129298](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3129298) [\#5743562](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5743562))

- Як це могло **трапитися**?
  How could that **happen**?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#1183833](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1183833) [\#5743562](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5743562))

- Цього може не **трапитися**.
  That may not **happen**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4937932](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4937932) [\#5734443](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5734443))

- Це може **трапитися** знову.
  It could **happen** again.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3129299](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3129299) [\#6318588](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6318588))

- Це не мало **трапитися**.
  That wasn't supposed to **happen**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3130894](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3130894) [\#5905769](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5905769))

## could

Used about 5 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5).

- Як це могло **трапитися**?
  How **could** this have happened?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deparuma · checked, community translation · [\#1208119](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1208119) [\#5743562](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5743562))

- Я не знаю, що могло **трапитися**.
  I don't know what **could**'ve happened.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3562529](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3562529) [\#6830281](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6830281))

- Я не знаю, як це могло **трапитися**.
  I don't know how this **could** have happened.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by oromashka and CC · checked, community translation · [\#6870049](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6870049) [\#6872688](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6872688))

- Чи може **трапитися** більше диво ніж нам подивитися на мить скрізь очі один одному?
  **Could** a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shanghainese and carlosalberto · checked, community translation · [\#3841924](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3841924) [\#4289924](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4289924))

## might

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

- Якщо ти підеш близько восьмої, може **трапитися**, ти його зустрінеш.
  If you go around eight, you **might** meet him.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shanghainese and WestofEden · checked, community translation · [\#2719933](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2719933) [\#4227640](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4227640))

## More sentences

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

- Цього не повинно було **трапитися**.
  This should not have occurred.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and OsoHombre · checked, community translation · [\#5886910](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5886910) [\#5900447](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5900447))

- Я ніколи не думав, що таке може **трапитися**.
  I never saw this coming.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5938877](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5938877) [\#5983266](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5983266))

- Це може **трапитися** будь-якої хвилини.
  It may occur at any moment.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CM · checked, community translation · [\#42440](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/42440) [\#1600279](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1600279))

## 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/).

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