жи́ли-бы́ли
expression
- 1.
there (once) were, there (once) lived, once upon a time there were, once upon a time
Examples
- Давным-давно жили-были коро́ль с короле́вой, и бы́ло у них три очень краси́вых до́чери.Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who had three very beautiful daughters.
Expression parts
- жи́ли-бы́лиthere (once) were
Fixed expressions
there (once) were
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TonyUK edited translation 3 years ago.
Sandy edited translation 4 years ago.
