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# чому — Ukrainian to French

How Ukrainian *чому* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the French translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: чому (468). By style: everyday 378 · biblical 90.

## pourquoi

Used about 364 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 323 · biblical ≈ 41).

- **Чому** ти не їси?
  **Pourquoi** tu ne manges pas ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by koala and martin9 · checked, community translation · [\#5249469](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5249469) [\#10471318](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10471318))

- **Чому** мають казати народи: Де ж їх Бог?
  **Pourquoi** les nations diraient-elles: Où donc est leur Dieu?
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 115:2)

- **Чому** ти так говориш?
  **Pourquoi** dis-tu cela ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#470958](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/470958) [\#6136781](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6136781))

- І вернулись посли, а він питає: **Чому** ви вернулись?
  Les messagers retournèrent auprès d’Achazia. Et il leur dit: **Pourquoi** revenez-vous?
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2KI 1:5)

- **Чому** я й досі тут?
  **Pourquoi** suis-je encore ici ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#6465315](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6465315) [\#6550798](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6550798))

## tu

Used about 18 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 16 · biblical ≈ 2).

- **Чому** ти завжди запізнюєшся?
  Comment se fait-il que **tu** sois toujours en retard ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zaytsev126 and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#564857](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/564857) [\#1896809](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1896809))

- **Чому** ти справив проти Бога дух твій і устами твоїми такі слова верзеш?
  Quoi! C’est contre Dieu que **tu** tournes ta colère Et que ta bouche exhale de pareils discours!
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 15:13)

- **Чому** ви так багато знаєте про Австралію?
  Comment ça se fait que **tu** t’y connaisses autant sur l’Australie ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and gillux · checked, community translation · [\#3585198](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3585198) [\#8034609](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8034609))

## dis

Used about 4 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4).

- Не кажи: **Чому** то давні часи були лучші теперешніх? бо не мудрість надихає тебе сим питаннєм.
  Ne **dis** pas: D’où vient que les jours passés étaient meilleurs que ceux-ci? Car ce n’est point par sagesse que tu demandes cela.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ECC 7:10)

- І каже Далила Самсонові: Признайся бо, в **чому** твоя сила, що ти дужий такий, і чим тебе можна б звязати, щоб підневолити?
  Delila dit à Samson: **Dis**-moi, je te prie, d’où vient ta grande force, et avec quoi il faudrait te lier pour te dompter.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JDG 16:6)

## m

Used about 4 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4).

- анї довести менї не можуть, у **чому** тепер винують мене.
  Et ils ne sauraient prouver ce dont ils **m**’accusent maintenant.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 24:13)

- О, **чому** ж не затратив він мене, закіль ще ся темрява налягла, й не спрятав морок перед видом моїм!
  Car ce ne sont pas les ténèbres qui **m**’anéantissent, Ce n’est pas l’obscurité dont je suis couvert.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 23:17)

## More sentences

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

- Мені ще багато **чому** треба навчитися.
  J'ai encore beaucoup à apprendre.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#4335590](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4335590) [\#6574220](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6574220))

- "У **чому** справа?" - запитав маленький білий кролик.
  « Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? » demanda le petit lapin blanc.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and SUZIE · checked, community translation · [\#3322](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3322) [\#1574343](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1574343))

- Скажіть мені, **чому** ви хочете жити у селі.
  Dites-moi la raison pour laquelle vous voulez vivre à la campagne.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Wordowl and Sbgodin · checked, community translation · [\#10202](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10202) [\#494899](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/494899))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between French and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/fr-uk/) · [translating from Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-uk/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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