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ли
Daily used word (top 100)
- 1.
whether, if
good or bad, when only one ли , two или
- 2.
interrogative particle (placed after the first word in a sentence or phrase)
Do/does/did...? Is/are/was/were...?
Info: Ли always goes after the question/interrogative word. например: <<Я спросил отца, всю ли газету он прочитал>> I asked father whether he read the whole paper. For more info refer to topics titled Indirect Speech
Fixed expressions
hardly unlikely (adv)
Examples
- Я гада́л, поя́вишься ли ты сего́дня.I was wondering if you were going to show up today.
- Для меня бы́ло сообще́ние, не так ли?There was a message for me, wasn't there?
- Заде́ржится ли рейс 123?Is Flight 123 going to be delayed?
- Мэри нра́вится Япо́ния, не так ли?Mary likes Japan, doesn't she?
- У нас едва ли бы́ло доста́точно пирога на всех мальчиков.We hardly had enough cake for every boy.
- Ты ведь собира́лся сейчас же её бро́сить, не так ли?You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?
- Могу́ ли я на днях прийти́ к Вам домой?Could I drop by your place one of these days?
- Эдвард посмотре́л Кэти в глаза и спроси́л, действительно ли она име́ла в ви́ду то, что сказа́ла.Edward looked Kathy in the eye and asked her if she really meant what she said.
- Я спрошу́ его, придёт ли он.I'll ask him if he will come.
- Э́то Ли Ин.This is Li Ying.
Contributions
xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.
windsorpark edited usage info 3 years ago.
