A: we have a home in the United States and a home in Europe. Lately work has been hard to find and we're thinking of selling the house. B: This is in the Ukraine, where you live? A: No, sorry, in Florida, where we have our summer home.
this is in Ukraine were you live?
User translations (2)
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Это вы об Украине, ...где вы живёте?
Translator's comment
Sometimes when we seek to confirm information, we use the form of a statement, but with a questioning intonation. Very often, these types of questions are preceded by "and": (And) you've known him for five years?
translation added by •-<(||=ULY=||)>- •Gold en-ru1 - 2.
is this in Ukraine were you live?
EditedIS THIS in Ukraine were you live? - (место,) где ты живешь - это на Украине?
translation added by grumblerGold en-ru1
Discussion (16)
Uly, we'd say:
Ты живешь на Украине, да?
Ты ведь на Украине живешь?
Grumbler, "wHere". И по-русски мы так не говорим, ведь :)
That's not what the question means. It means: Вы имеете в виду на Украине?...где вы живёте, да?
Grumbler, there's no reason to correct the inversion in this question – it's correct. It's a different kind of query.
Read my little dialogue above – speaker (B) is confirming that he has the right information, not asking for new information. "this is...?" = "ты о..., да?
A: When I lost my job, my own family told me I had to move out of the house if I couldn't pay my part of the rent. B: This is your mother? A: Yes, my own mother evicted me.
(= just to confirm, you're talking about your mother, right?)
I see, Uly what you mean. In this context your translation is correct!
Couldn't it be just a separate question?
Hhhoorraaayyy!! What do you mean separate question?
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By the way, you didn't correct "were" )
I mean, can we translate this question "Is this in Ukraine where you live?" like Ты на Украине живешь, да? Ты, ведь, на Украине живешь? Ты с Украины, ведь?
No, those questions are seeking new information, the speaker doesn't know where you live. With "This is in the Ukraine, where you live?" is confirming information the speaker already knows.
I got it, thanks :)
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And "where", please correct it and I 'll give you my like😄