No. 629 in Ukrainian
чоловіком
The Ukrainian word "чоловіком" means "husband" or "man" in the instrumental case.
In a sentence
Він став хорошим чоловіком.
He became a good husband.
Here, 'чоловіком' refers to a husband, indicating someone's marital role.
Він працював чоловіком, який допомагав будувати цю будівлю.
He worked as the man who helped build this building.
In this context, 'чоловіком' refers to 'the man,' indicating a specific role attributed to a male individual in the sentence.
Ми побачили чоловіка і зраділи, що це був мій брат.
We saw a man and were glad that he was my brother.
Here, 'чоловіком' is an instrumental case form of 'чоловік,' meaning 'a man,' focusing on the grammatical usage with verbs in specific constructions.
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