hypotheses

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The Russian Subjunctive: Expressing Hypotheses and Unreal Situations In Russian, the subjunctive mood is formed using the past tense of the v...

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Do you know anyone who wouldn't know how to use a phone?

Ты знаешь кого-нибудь, кто не умел бы пользоваться телефоном?

Ty znayesh' kogo-nibud', kto ne umel by pol'zovat'sya telefonom?

In this day and age, I haven't seen anyone who wouldn't know.

В наши дни я не видел человека, который бы не умел.

V nashi dni ya ne videl cheloveka, kotoryy by ne umel.

Ivan always arrives on time for all meetings.

Иван всегда приходит вовремя на все встречи.

Ivan vsegda prikhodit vovremya na vse vstrechi.

True, there hasn't been a single instance of him being late.

Верно, не было ни одного случая, чтобы он опоздал.

Verno, ne bylo ni odnogo sluchaya, chtoby on opozdal.

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