Thread: Раз написала, то значит хотя бы знаешь

Sometimes it is so difficult!

I don't understand the meaning of this sentence.

bah!

Originally Posted by Mordan

Sometimes it is so difficult!

I don't understand the meaning of this sentence.

bah!

Since you have written (it), it means that you at least know (it/about it).

Let's break it down.

Раз написала, то значит хотя бы знаешь

Раз написала You once wrote (it),

то значит That means

хотя бы знаешь you should / would know.

Now its no so hard is it?

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

Let's break it down.

Раз написала, то значит хотя бы знаешь

Раз написала You once wrote (it),

то значит That means

хотя бы знаешь you should / would know.

Now its no so hard is it?

Раз here means "since, if", not "once".

What's the word хотя doing there? My dictionary says хотя бы means "even if", which doesn't make sense in this context...

Originally Posted by Darobat

What's the word хотя doing there? My dictionary says хотя бы means "even if", which doesn't make sense in this context...

It's like asking why "give in" means surrender when "give" means give... :P

Хотя бы is not the same as хотя.
Check your dictionary again, and if it doesn't have an entry for "хотя бы", get a better dictionary

My dictionary sucks. Oxford Pocket.

ABBYY Lingvo Dictionary:

хотя бы, syn: хоть бы

1) ( даже; если хотите; даже если ) even, if
он кончит работу, хотя бы ему пришлось просидеть всю ночь — he will finish the work, even if he has to sit up all night
хотя бы и так - even if it were so

2) ( по крайней мере ) at least, if nothing else
если не для него, то хотя бы для его товарища — if not for him, at least for his friend
для этой работы ему нужно хотя бы два дня — he ought to have at least two days for that work, he needs two days to do the job
хотя бы на день - if only for a day

3) ( например ) for example, for instance
возьмите хотя бы его друга — take his friend for instance
возьмите хотя бы знаменитую историю о ... — take for example the famous story about ...

4) ( даже не, нисколько не ) even, not even
выпили по бутылке и хотя бы краска в лице прибавилась — we had a bottle each and his face didn't even colour

5) ( хотелось бы, хорошо бы ) I wish, if only
хотя бы посоветовал кто-нибудь — if only someone would advise me

Ahh, my dictionary only lists the first of the five meanings.

Originally Posted by DDT

My dictionary sucks. Oxford Pocket.

I also have the Oxford "Pocket" -- which wouldn't fit in any pocket I've EVER seen. Basically, it's all the inconvenience of a true pocket, without the luxury of easy storage...

Originally Posted by Barmaley

Originally Posted by DDT

My dictionary sucks. Oxford Pocket.

I also have the Oxford "Pocket" -- which wouldn't fit in any pocket I've EVER seen. Basically, it's all the inconvenience of a true pocket, without the luxury of easy storage...

You mean the 2nd edition Oxford pocket dictionary that is blue and has over 70,000 words and phrases and over 120,000 translations?

I have that one too and i love it! Its been my best friend over these past few years.

I'm gonna join the Oxford Pocket Dictionary club. I have it too!

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

You mean the 2nd edition Oxford pocket dictionary that is blue and has over 70,000 words and phrases and over 120,000 translations?

I have that one too and i love it! Its been my best friend over these past few years.

That's the one. It never has the word that I am looking for. I need a really BIG one.

Originally Posted by DDT

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

You mean the 2nd edition Oxford pocket dictionary that is blue and has over 70,000 words and phrases and over 120,000 translations?

I have that one too and i love it! Its been my best friend over these past few years.

That's the one. It never has the word that I am looking for. I need a really BIG one.

WOW its always had every word i've ever needed.

Such a parallel universe we live in.

if you wrote it at least one time, then you'd know it...

that's what I like about the Russian language...you have sometimes read between the lines as a non-native speaker