How do you say "I could" or "I could have" in Russian ?
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How do you say "I could" or "I could have" in Russian ?
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong:
я мог - I could
я мог иметь - I could have
Yet it also depends on how your using it.
I think he is referring to could have as in "I could have bought that jacket!" not "I could have everything I want!"
Then it should be "я мог бы".
It depends.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnroman
In English "I could" can be the past tense of "I can", e.g. "I was able to", or it can be the start of a conditional statement. In Russian these would be rendered differently. We need example of what you are trying to say.
No. He means "I could have" in the context of: "I could have gone to the cinema....".Quote:
Originally Posted by AmyMariovna
Also иметь is rarely used to mean "to have" as in "to possess".