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What does "за то, что" mean?
I guess it means "for what" or maybe "why".
Я не знаю. :dunno:
Я люблю тебя за то, что ты есть
За то, что ты здесь и просто рядом
Я люблю тебя за то, что такой
За то, что ты мой и даже взглядом
Я люблю тебя...
I love you for what you are
For what are you here and simply beside (me)
I love you for whatever
For what are you even in my sight
I love you...
in this context, "za to, chto" means "because".Quote:
Originally Posted by kwatts59
so the translation is:
i love you because you exist
because you are here and simply nearby
i love you because you are the way you are
because you are mine and even with sight
i love you
"potomu chto" would be incorrect if used here, then? Or just not as correct?
-Fantom
it would be incorrect to use it here, and it wouldnt rhyme eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by fantom605
potomu, chto == because
and "za to, chto" is more like.. "as a consequence of"
may be i could explain by example.
lets see..
ya tebya pobil potomu, chto ti kretin
i beat you up because you are a cretin
ya tebya pobil za to, chto ti razbil butilku vodki
i beat you up as a consequence of you breaking a bottle of vodka :)
..
not sure how else to explain it. but "za to, chto" is not _exactly_ "because"
is that any more clearer?
Yeah, that makes sense. Of course, I didn't even think of the whole "it should rhyme" thing! Derp!
-Fantom
well it makes more sense if you think about the article "za" to mean "for"
I popped in for the newspaper - я зашел за газету
я люблю тебя за твои глаза - I love you for your (i.e. because of, due to) eyes
за то, что - just cuts up the sentence and is called a complex conjugative. It can be thought of "for that thing, which is" "for the reason, that is"
я люблю тебя за то, что ты есть! - I love you because you exist - I love your for the reason, that you exist! which you would never say
:? hard to explain...
Если б ты зашел за газету это выглядело бы вот такhttp://www.world-of-smilies.com/html...ugly/hugly.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie