This is the 629th most frequent Ukrainian word.
чоловіком
The Ukrainian word "чоловіком" means "husband" or "man" in the instrumental case.
Here, 'чоловіком' refers to a husband, indicating someone's marital role.
Він став хорошим чоловіком.
He became a good husband.
Here, 'чоловіком' is an instrumental case form of 'чоловік,' meaning 'a man,' focusing on the grammatical usage with verbs in specific constructions.
Ми побачили чоловіка і зраділи, що це був мій брат.
We saw a man and were glad that he was my brother.
In this context, 'чоловіком' refers to 'the man,' indicating a specific role attributed to a male individual in the sentence.