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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...?

Usage 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

Examples

Э́то Ли Ин.This is Li Ying.

Я гада́л, поя́вишься ли ты сего́дня.I was wondering if you were going to show up today.

Твой оте́ц был в Пари́же, не так ли?Your father has been in Paris, hasn't he?

Не зна́ю, хорошо ли э́то.I don't know if it is good.

Сего́дня тепло́, не так ли?It's warm today, isn't it?

Сего́дня ветрено, не так ли?It is windy today, isn't it?

«Да, хорошо», — сказа́ла ми́ссис Ли.Yes, all right, says Mrs. Lee.

Нечто столь стра́нное едва ли мо́жет произойти́.Such a strange thing is not likely to happen.

Вы уме́ете пла́вать, не так ли?You can swim, can't you?

Я сижу́ на дие́те и хоте́л бы знать, полне́ют ли от шокола́да.I'm on a diet and would like to know if chocolate makes you fat.

Fixed expressions

вряд ли
hardly unlikely (adv)

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Contributions

xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.
xenomurph edited translation 1 year ago.
windsorpark edited usage info 3 years ago.
windsorpark edited usage info 3 years ago.

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More about the translations

a after first if in interrogative or particle phrase placed sentence the whether word