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    3) It's unbelieveable but a lack of something is conducted with such a pattern: "не было ... (any gender, any number)"
    Compare
    у меня был нож
    у меня была жена
    у меня было желание
    But:
    у меня не было ножа
    у меня не было жены
    у меня не было желания
    Soft sign and kburr like this.
    "Невозможно передать смысл иностранной фразы, не разрушив при этом её первоначальную структуру."

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    Ahh thank you. Makes sense. I think I picked up on that but in writing it just seemed strange.

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