Той, хто не боїться роботи вдома, швидше прибирає і спокійніше відпочиває ввечері.

Той, хто ... is a very common Ukrainian pattern meaning the one who ... or whoever ..., depending on context.

• той = that one / the one
• хто = who

So Той, хто не боїться... literally works like The one who is not afraid...

In English, we often do not need both parts, but in Ukrainian this structure is natural and common.

For example:

• Той, хто знає, мовчить. = The one who knows stays silent.
• Той, хто працює, досягає успіху. = The one who works achieves success.

Because хто is used for people, while який usually means which / what kind of / that and agrees like an adjective.

Here the sentence refers to a person in a general sense, so хто is the right choice:

• Той, хто не боїться... = the one who is not afraid...

You would not normally say Той, який не боїться... in this kind of sentence.

A useful shortcut:

• хто = who
• що = that / which / what
• який = which / what kind of, often more adjective-like

The commas mark off the relative clause хто не боїться роботи вдома.

The structure is:

• Той, хто не боїться роботи вдома, швидше прибирає...

So the middle part хто не боїться роботи вдома is inserted between the main subject word Той and the main predicate швидше прибирає.

This is standard punctuation in Ukrainian with this kind of той, хто... structure.

Because the verb боятися normally takes the genitive case in standard Ukrainian.

So:

• боятися роботи = to be afraid of work
• боятися темряви = to be afraid of the dark
• боятися людей = to be afraid of people

That is why робота becomes роботи here.

For learners, this is one of those verbs whose case pattern you simply need to remember:

• боятися + genitive

Literally, it is work at home. In context, it most likely means housework, chores, or work to be done at home.

So не боїться роботи вдома does not mean someone is literally frightened by employment. It means they do not avoid or dread the tasks that need doing at home.

Depending on context, an English speaker might naturally understand it as:

• not afraid of housework
• not afraid of work around the house
• not afraid of doing chores at home

Вдома is an adverb, meaning at home.

It is not a normal case form of a noun in this sentence. It behaves like a fixed adverb:

• Я вдома. = I am at home.
• Він працює вдома. = He works at home.

So in роботи вдома, the word вдома tells you where that work is: at home.

A similar form is дома, which is also used in modern Ukrainian, though вдома is often taught as the standard literary form.

They are comparative adverbs.

• швидко = quickly

• швидше = more quickly / faster

• спокійно = calmly
• спокійніше = more calmly / more peacefully

They describe how the person does the actions:

• швидше прибирає = cleans more quickly
• спокійніше відпочиває = rests more calmly / more peacefully

Even if English might sometimes prefer a simple adverb like quickly, Ukrainian often uses the comparative naturally in a general statement like this.

They are adverbs here, because they modify verbs:

• прибирає — how? швидше
• відпочиває — how? спокійніше

If they were adjectives, they would describe nouns and would need to agree in gender, number, and case. But these forms do not change here because they are adverbs.

Compare:

• швидкий = fast (adjective)
• швидко = quickly (adverb)
• швидше = faster / more quickly (comparative adverb, and sometimes comparative adjective form depending on use)

Прибирає can mean cleans, tidies up, or does the cleaning, depending on context.

In a sentence about робота вдома, it most naturally suggests household cleaning or tidying:

• cleaning the house
• tidying up
• doing chores

So it is broader than a single English word in some contexts. Ukrainian прибирати often covers both to clean and to tidy up.

In Ukrainian, the present tense is often used for general truths, habits, and typical behavior, just like in English.

So this sentence is not necessarily describing what someone is doing right now. It is describing a general pattern:

• a person who is not afraid of work at home tends to clean faster and rest more peacefully in the evening

Both verbs are also imperfective, which fits this habitual, ongoing idea.

Because in Ukrainian, the comparative form itself already contains that meaning.

• швидко = quickly

• швидше = more quickly / faster

• спокійно = calmly
• спокійніше = more calmly / more peacefully

So Ukrainian does not need a separate word like English more in these cases.

Ввечері means in the evening.

It is an adverbial time expression. You may also see увечері. Both are correct; the choice often depends on euphony—what sounds smoother next to surrounding words.

Here ввечері sounds natural after відпочиває.

So:

• ввечері / увечері = in the evening

Yes, Ukrainian word order is flexible, but changing it can shift emphasis.

The neutral version here is:

• Той, хто не боїться роботи вдома, швидше прибирає і спокійніше відпочиває ввечері.

You could move parts around for emphasis, but the original is the most straightforward and natural for a general statement.

For example, putting ввечері earlier would highlight the time more, while putting швидше or спокійніше in another position could emphasize manner.

So the original order is a good model for standard, neutral Ukrainian.

Sometimes yes, but the sentence would change slightly in feel.

• Той, хто не боїться роботи вдома, ... = The one who...
• Хто не боїться роботи вдома, ... = Whoever is not afraid of work at home...

Without той, the sentence becomes more general, almost proverb-like. With той, it feels a bit more structured and explicit.

Both patterns exist, but той, хто... is very common and very natural.