Problem with "то"
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learn_russianHello,
As part of my studies, I've finally ran across a word I've seen a million times, but never translated. The word "то". I fret over it because I've seen it used randomly (Or so it seems) and I don't understand how it can be translated to get it's meaning. I'm quite aware it means "Then, What, This, That"...but it looks like a demonstrative, but also another form of что, and on top of that, it is used to show what happens as a result.
Если вы не пойдете, то я пойду (From yandex)
If you don't go, then I will
То-то же! (Yandex)
Now you understand!
то был, то была, то было (Yandex)
That was
он узнал то, что ему надо (Yandex)
He learned what he wanted to know (needed)
As part of my studies, I've finally ran across a word I've seen a million times, but never translated. The word "то". I fret over it because I've seen it used randomly (Or so it seems) and I don't understand how it can be translated to get it's meaning. I'm quite aware it means "Then, What, This, That"...but it looks like a demonstrative, but also another form of что, and on top of that, it is used to show what happens as a result.
Если вы не пойдете, то я пойду (From yandex)
If you don't go, then I will
То-то же! (Yandex)
Now you understand!
то был, то была, то было (Yandex)
That was
он узнал то, что ему надо (Yandex)
He learned what he wanted to know (needed)
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Re: Completely OT, but...
Date: 2006-02-28 10:43 pm (UTC)it