⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
Евгения, it would sound more natural to say WERE IT NOT FOR...
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Аліна Колесникasked for translation hace 8 años
How to translate? (ru-en)
Если бы у меня не болел зуб, я бы наслаждался концертом
User translations (4)
- 1.
If it were not for the toothache, I would enjoy the concert. (or I would have enjoyed...)
translation added by Евгения ГрандеBronze ru-en2 - 2.
I would've enjoyed the concert if I didn't have a toothache.
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍Gold ru-en2 - 3.
Had my tooth not been hurting, I would've enjoyed the concert.
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍Gold ru-en2 - 4.
If not my toothache I would've enjoyed that concert.
translation added by ` ALGold ru-en0
Discussion (9)
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
Al, that is incorrect
Евгения Грандеadded a comment hace 8 años
What is more natural? Would every native speakers refuse from using such form?
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
It’s more natural to say WERE IT NOT FOR
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
Nobody would refuse to use your form, but it’s just not as common as this one.
Евгения Грандеadded a comment hace 8 años
Если бы не зуб, если б зуб не болел, если б не зубная боль, если б не этот чертов зуб, не болел бы зуб, не было бы зубной боли ... и т.д. Какой из этих вариантов более естественный?
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
I was referring to the English version.
Holy Molyadded a comment hace 8 años
Евгения, nobody would “refuse” to use it, people just wouldn’t use it in their speech. English is not as flexible as Russian, you can’t mess with the word order in a sentence like we do it in Russian.
Holy Molyadded a comment hace 8 años
AL, clearly Alina is doing her homework or something. Are you trying to make it worse for her?