Lingoflyза словами
- за словамиza slovamyaccording to
“за словами” (za slovamy) — according to in Ukrainian. Phrase, level B1. Literally "by the words of": za plus the instrumental, za slovamy likaria — "by the doctor’s words". The report-sense of "according to" is exactly this, no other word needed. In a live sentence: “За словами сусідів, шум був уночі” (Za slovamy susidiv, shum buv unochi) — According to the neighbor, it all happened quickly. Written with the characters з (z), а (a), с, л, о (o), в (v), а (a), м, и.
In short
| Written in Ukrainian | за словами (za slovamy) |
| Read in Latin letters | za slovamy |
| Translation | according to |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Literally "by the words of": za plus the instrumental, za slovamy likaria — "by the doctor’s words". The report-sense of "according to" is exactly this, no other word needed.
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.
- За словами сусідів, шум був уночіZa slovamy susidiv, shum buv unochiAccording to the neighbor, it all happened quickly
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 “according to” in Ukrainian?
«за словами» (za slovamy), read “za slovamy”. In a live sentence: “За словами сусідів, шум був уночі” (Za slovamy susidiv, shum buv unochi) — According to the neighbor, it all happened quickly. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters з (z), а (a), с, л, о (o), в (v), а (a), м, и.
How is “за словами” (za slovamy) written in Latin letters?
za slovamy. 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?
Literally "by the words of": za plus the instrumental, za slovamy likaria — "by the doctor’s words". The report-sense of "according to" is exactly this, no other word needed. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.