Are these russian sentences correct?
я их вывожу из здании.
если бы она звонила во среду, я шёл бы в школу.
если бы она была звонила во среду, я шёл бы в школу.
я принесу сумку.
я сумку принесу.
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Are these russian sentences correct?
я их вывожу из здании.
если бы она звонила во среду, я шёл бы в школу.
если бы она была звонила во среду, я шёл бы в школу.
я принесу сумку.
я сумку принесу.
See below.
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Originally Posted by tiudavidharris
why perfective?Quote:
Если бы она позвонила в среду, я бы пошёл в школу.
and what does 'был' mean? how does it function?
Really, it is hard to explain why. I just know how I would say it. Your version with imperfective (Если бы она звонила в среду, я бы шёл в школу) is strange and does not sound natural.Quote:
Originally Posted by tiudavidharris
I would try to provide some explanation, but I am not sure if this explanation is perfect.
The past tense imperfective emphasizes the action in its process (i.e. how the action was performed), i.e. it is a point of view "from inside the action".
Если бы она звонила в среду, я бы шёл в школу - it is more like "If she were calling (me) on Wednesday, I would be walking to school".
BTW, is your native language English? I wonder if my explanation makes sense to you :)
But in your example, you actually need the action "as a whole", i.e. "looking on it from outside". That is why you need perfective.
There is no "был" in this sentence. There is "бы". They are completely different words!Quote:
Originally Posted by tiudavidharris
"бы" is a particle (it has no exact equivalent in English), but it is used to form conditionals. So, a verb with "бы" refers to a possibility, not to a real action. Something which could happen but did not.
A simple example. Compare:
Я тебе помог - I helped you (it really happened)
Я бы тебе помог - I would help you (but I did not)
Если бы ты меня попросил, я бы тебе помог - If you have asked me (but you have not!), I would help you (but I did not!).
Yes, English is my first language. I happen to be a Canadian. I hope to go to Russia someday.Quote:
BTW, is your native language English? I wonder if my explanation makes sense to you
How about you?
I am a native speaker of Russian. I live in Russia.Quote:
Originally Posted by tiudavidharris
I asked this question because I'd like to know what is your native language in order to explain the things more clearly.
BTW, I like languages and I learned at least 8 of them :)
Thank you!
wowowiwa. you know 8 languages! thats plenty! :bouncy:
I cannot say I know all of them fluently. At least I can explain something and be understood in some basic situations 8)
Languages take too much time, and that's the main problem with them.
Well i definitely understand your english! it is good! i actually thought you were a native english speaker with your user name 'Bob Whiteman'.
It is true that languages take so much time.:yes:
I study am studying russian on my own everyday. I will get a tutor soon because it is quite a challenge!
Perfective aspect, in addition to obtaining results, often addresses subsequent actions. If you use imperfective, then you are stating that the actions were occurring at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by tiudavidharris
If you used the imperfective it would mean, as Bob said, "If she were calling (me) on Wednesday, I would be walking to school."
The use of perfective would mean more along the lines of, "If she would have called me on Wednesday, I would have gone to school."
The word бы is translating as 'would' in this example. It is an example of conditional verb usage.
thank you