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бы

Daily used word (top 100)

Translation

  • would (be able to)

Usage info

A verbal particle used to render conditional and subjunctive patterns. The particle "бы" may come before or after the verb it is targeting. Hypothetically speaking: что было бы, если бы он смог выбрать другое направление в жизни? - What would be, hypothetically speaking, if, hypothetically speaking, he could choose another direction in life? как бы: how to

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Related words

  • быть - to be; (present tense) 'есть' - there is; has been 
  • чтоб - to 

Contributions

  • drvuquangson edited translation 1 year ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 1 year ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 2 years ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 2 years ago.

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