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    Complex sentence

    If i wanted to say:

    I am thinking about giving him a cake.

    Is this how it would be?

    я думаю о том, что я дал ему торт.

    I just get those tricky little constructions sometimes...

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    Re: Complex sentence

    Quote Originally Posted by saibot
    ...I am thinking about giving him a cake.
    ...
    Я думаю дать ему торт.
    Я раздумываю дать ли ему торт.
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    Re: Complex sentence

    Я думаю о том("о том" можно не говорить) , дать ли ему торт

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    Thanks! That seems like how you would say "I am thinking about whether or not to give him a cake." What would it be if I were thinking about the general process of giving him a cake?

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    Quote Originally Posted by saibot
    Thanks! That seems like how you would say "I am thinking about whether or not to give him a cake." What would it be if I were thinking about the general process of giving him a cake?

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    Gramatically correct would be :

    я думаю о выдаче ему торта.

    however выдачаsounds very serious and official with the word "cake". Those sentenses sounds good:

    Террористы думают о выдаче заложника.
    Правительтсво думает о выдаче оружия населению.

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    Quote Originally Posted by saibot
    What would it be if I were thinking about the general process of giving him a cake?
    Variants:
    Я думаю о том, как дать ему торт.
    Я думаю о том, как я дам ему торт.
    Я думаю о том, как буду давать ему торт. (here you emphasize that the process is continious)
    Я думаю о том, как бы дать ему торт. (this one implies that you want to find a convenient way of giving him a pie because there are some obstacles, like there's a chance he won't accept it, etc)
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