What does it mean word for word?
The phrase я сумуватиму за тобою literally translates to "I will miss for you". This is because the verb сумувати (to miss or to be sad) requires the preposition за (for) followed by the instrumental case.
Which one should you use?
An alternative common way to express the future tense is using the auxiliary verb буду, resulting in я буду сумувати за тобою. Other forms like Я буду скучати за вами. or Буду скучати за тобою. differ primarily in their level of formality.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Western Ukraine, some people might use тя буду скучати instead of я буду скучати to mean "I will miss you".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase я сумуватиму за тобою uses за тобою, which is the singular informal version of "you". If you are speaking to a group of people or using a formal tone, you must change the ending to за вами (e.g., я сумуватиму за вами). To change the person being missed, replace за тобою with other pronouns in the instrumental case, such as за нею (her) or за ним (him).
How do you pronounce it?
ya sumuvatymu za toboyu
Did you know?
- Ukrainian speakers often use the verb скучати as a synonym for сумувати. While both mean 'to miss', скучати can also mean 'to be bored' depending on the context.
- The preposition за in this phrase literally means 'behind' or 'after'. When used with 'missing', it implies a feeling of following or longing for someone who has moved away.
- In emotional speech, Ukrainians might omit the pronoun я entirely and just say буду сумувати за тобою. The verb ending already tells the listener that 'I' am the one missing them.
Examples in context
- Я сумуватиму за тобою.I will miss you.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase я сумуватиму за тобою.Tatoeba #6488033 by deniko, translation #1550027 by miflhanc
- Я буду дуже скучати за тобоюI will miss you very much.
- Любий братику, буду скучати за тобою.Dear brother, I will miss you.
Example conversation
A man is leaving for a long business trip.
- Наталія NataliiaБудь обережним у дорозі.Bud oberezh-nym u dorohi.Be careful on the road.
- Андрій AndriiДякую, я скоро повернуся.Dyakuyu, ya skoro povernu-sya.Thank you, I will return soon.
- Наталія NataliiaЯ сумуватиму за тобою, Андрію.Ya sumuvaty-mu za toboyu, Andriyu.I will miss you, Andriy.
- Андрій AndriiЯ теж буду сумувати за тобою, Наталіє.Ya tezh budu sumuvaty za toboyu, Nataliye.I will miss you too, Nataliia.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
