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
- Ты ведь собира́лся сейчас же её бро́сить, не так ли?You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?
- Я гада́л, поя́вишься ли ты сего́дня.I was wondering if you were going to show up today.
- Она спроси́ла меня, можно ли ей бы́ло воспо́льзоваться телефо́ном.She asked me whether she could use the telephone.
- Моему́ учи́телю фи́зики все равно, пропущу́ ли я заня́тия.My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.
- Мо́гут ли компью́теры на самом де́ле переводи́ть литерату́рные те́ксты?Can computers actually translate literary works?
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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.






















