Жить/пожить

Hello.

1. Я жил один надолго.
2. Я пожил один до того дня, как мы с женой познакомились.

How wrong is this?

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Zubr

1. Я жил один надолго.

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Wrong. "Я долго жил один" or "Я долго прожил один".

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Originally Posted by Zubr

2. Я пожил один до того дня, как мы с женой познакомились.

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If you wanted to say "I had had my share of living alone before I met my wife", it is sort of passable. But barely. What did you actually try to say here?

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Originally Posted by translationsnmru

Wrong. "Я долго жил один" or "Я долго прожил один".

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Ok. Can you say "Я удалил его надолго" ("I send him away for long")?

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Originally Posted by translationsnmru

If you wanted to say "I had had my share of living alone before I met my wife", it is sort of passable. But barely. What did you actually try to say here?

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Nope, I meant something more neutral. "I lived alone until I met my wife."
Может быть лучше сказать "Я жил один пока мы с женой не познакомились."?

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Originally Posted by Zubr

Ok. Can you say "Я удалил его надолго" ("I send him away for long")?

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"Надолго" is fine, "удалил" is not. "Я отослал его надолго", or maybe "Я выгнал/изгнал его надолго" -- it all depends on the context.

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Originally Posted by Zubr

Nope, I meant something more neutral. "I lived alone until I met my wife."
Может быть лучше сказать "Я жил один, пока мы с женой не познакомились."?

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Much better :).

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Originally Posted by translationsnmru

"Надолго" is fine, "удалил" is not. "Я отослал его надолго", or maybe "Я выгнал/изгнал его надолго" -- it all depends on the context.

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Ok.

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Originally Posted by translationsnmru

Much better :).

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Great. Eventually this strange way of yours to translate "until" will become natural to me.

Thanks!