жи́л-бы́л
expression
- 1.
there (once) was, there (once) lived, once upon a time there was
Examples
Давным-давно жил-был один стари́к.
Once upon a time, there lived an old man.
Давным-давно жил-был крестья́нин, жена́ кото́рого у́мерла, оставив его с двумя детьми-близнецами — ма́льчиком и де́вочкой.
Once upon a time there was a peasant whose wife died, leaving him with two children—twins—a boy and a girl.
Жил-был на ма́леньком о́строве ста́рый коро́ль.
Once upon a time there lived an old king on a small island.
Давным-давно жил-был крестья́нин, жена́ кото́рого у́мерла, оставив его с двумя детьми́.
Once upon a time there was a peasant whose wife died, leaving him with two children.
Expression parts
- жи́л-бы́лthere (once) was
Fixed expressions
there (once) was
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