Lingoflyз точністю до
- з точністю доz tochnistiu doto within (a precision)
“з точністю до” (z tochnistiu do) — to within (a precision) in Ukrainian. Phrase, level B1. With precision to: z tochnistiu do milimetra, "to within a millimeter"; do hodyny, "to within an hour". The adverb tochno means "precisely" — the same root. In a live sentence: “Час указано з точністю до хвилини” (Chas ukazano z tochnistiu do khvylyny) — He measured everything to within a millimeter. Written with the characters з (z), т, о (o), ч, н, і (i), с, т, ю, д, о (o).
In short
| Written in Ukrainian | з точністю до (z tochnistiu do) |
| Read in Latin letters | z tochnistiu do |
| Translation | to within (a precision) |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
With precision to: z tochnistiu do milimetra, "to within a millimeter"; do hodyny, "to within an hour". The adverb tochno means "precisely" — the same root.
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.
- Час указано з точністю до хвилиниChas ukazano z tochnistiu do khvylynyHe measured everything to within a millimeter
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 within (a precision)” in Ukrainian?
«з точністю до» (z tochnistiu do), read “z tochnistiu do”. In a live sentence: “Час указано з точністю до хвилини” (Chas ukazano z tochnistiu do khvylyny) — He measured everything to within a millimeter. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters з (z), т, о (o), ч, н, і (i), с, т, ю, д, о (o).
How is “з точністю до” (z tochnistiu do) written in Latin letters?
z tochnistiu do. 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?
With precision to: z tochnistiu do milimetra, "to within a millimeter"; do hodyny, "to within an hour". The adverb tochno means "precisely" — the same root. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.