Lingoflyвраховувати
- враховуватиvrakhovuvatyto take into account (ongoing)
“враховувати” (vrakhovuvaty) — to take into account (ongoing) in Ukrainian. Verb, level B1, topic — basic words. From rakhuvaty, "to count": to account for is to count in. Vrakhui, shcho... — "mind that..." — the everyday imperative of the same verb. In a live sentence: “Треба враховувати думку сусідів” (Treba vrakhovuvaty dumku susidiv) — In deciding we must take all consequences into account. Written with the characters в (v), р, а (a), х, о (o), в (v), у (U), в (v), а (a), т, и.
In short
| Written in Ukrainian | враховувати (vrakhovuvaty) |
| Read in Latin letters | vrakhovuvaty |
| Translation | to take into account (ongoing) |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
From rakhuvaty, "to count": to account for is to count in. Vrakhui, shcho... — "mind that..." — the everyday imperative of the same verb.
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Треба враховувати думку сусідівTreba vrakhovuvaty dumku susidivIn deciding we must take all consequences into account
Nearby words: basic words
Yes, no, good, bad, very. The small change of a language — and no sentence assembles without it.
- такtakyesMeans "yes", and also "so, thus": tak i ie — so it is.
- ніninoA short, firm "no". To negate a verb, put ne in front of it: ne rozumiyu — "I do not understand", no helper verb.
- добреdobrefineThe standard answer: dobre, diakuyu — "fine, thank you". The adjective dobyi is "good" — same family, different job.
- поганоpohanobadlyThe plain opposite of dobre — how you feel or how things went. Pohano sounds a touch like "poorly", which fits the meaning.
- чудовоchudovoexcellentFrom chudo, "miracle" — so "miraculously good". Warmer than dobre: say it when things really are great.
- требаtrebait is necessaryAn impersonal word that never changes shape: treba pratcuvaty — "one must work". Add a person with a little word: treba mi — "I need to".
- наnaonWorks as expected: na vokzali "at the station", na roboti "at work". After it comes the "where" form case — the "location" ending.
- вvinBefore consonant clusters it swaps to u for the ear's sake: v misti but u Kyivi. Same word, two costumes, zero change of meaning.
- іiandBetween vowels it shrinks to y, like an apostrophe: mama y tato — "mom and dad". A second "and" is ta: mama ta tato.
- алеalebutThe plain "but" of protest. After a negation Ukrainian switches to a: ne kava, a chay — "not coffee but tea".
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “basic words”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “to take into account (ongoing)” in Ukrainian?
From rakhuvaty, "to count": to account for is to count in. Vrakhui, shcho... — "mind that..." — the everyday imperative of the same verb.
- How do you say “on” in Ukrainian?
Works as expected: na vokzali "at the station", na roboti "at work". After it comes the "where" form case — the "location" ending.
- How do you say “fine” in Ukrainian?
The standard answer: dobre, diakuyu — "fine, thank you". The adjective dobyi is "good" — same family, different job.
- How do you say “but” in Ukrainian?
The plain "but" of protest. After a negation Ukrainian switches to a: ne kava, a chay — "not coffee but tea".
- How do you say “it is necessary” in Ukrainian?
An impersonal word that never changes shape: treba pratcuvaty — "one must work". Add a person with a little word: treba mi — "I need to".
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to take into account (ongoing)” in Ukrainian?
«враховувати» (vrakhovuvaty), read “vrakhovuvaty”. In a live sentence: “Треба враховувати думку сусідів” (Treba vrakhovuvaty dumku susidiv) — In deciding we must take all consequences into account. Verb, level B1, from the set “basic words”; written with the characters в (v), р, а (a), х, о (o), в (v), у (U), в (v), а (a), т, и.
How is “враховувати” (vrakhovuvaty) written in Latin letters?
vrakhovuvaty. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
From rakhuvaty, "to count": to account for is to count in. Vrakhui, shcho... — "mind that..." — the everyday imperative of the same verb. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.