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бы

Daily used word (top 100)

  • 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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  • drvuquangson edited translation 3 years ago.
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  • drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.