what if
Used to introduce a suggestion or proposal for a future eventUsed to introduce a suggestion or proposal for a future event.
» What if he comes back now?
Was ist, wenn er jetzt zurückkommt?
А если он сейчас вернется?
Значение
значений: 3(без степеней сравнения)Used to introduce a suggestion or proposal for a future event.
What if we arrange it for 9:00 instead of 10:00?
was wenn
(без степеней сравнения)Used to introduce a speculation about a future event.
What if we could learn to get along? What would happen then?
(без степеней сравнения)Used to introduce a speculation about a past event. Often the basis for counterfactual historical interpretations.
What if Abraham Lincoln had not been assassinated? How might the Reconstruction of the Southern States have been handled?
Примеры
предложений: 674What if he comes back now?
А если он сейчас вернется? — marafon
deWas ist, wenn er jetzt zurückkommt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What if they don't like me?
А что, если я им не нравлюсь? — sharptoothed
deWas, wenn sie mich nicht mögen? — driini
What if the problem isn't Tom?
Что, если проблема не в Томе? — marafon
ukА що, якщо проблема не в Томі? — deniko
deWas, wenn das Problem nicht Tom ist? — Naina
What if Tom doesn't make it?
А если Том не справится? — marafon
What if Tom doesn't come back?
Что, если Том не вернётся? — marafon
ukЩо, якщо Том не повернеться? — deniko
Переводы
языков: 6По значениям 1
Происхождение
Dates back at least to Old English hwæt ġif, of the same meaning. A similar expression occDates back at least to Old English hwæt ġif, of the same meaning. A similar expression occurs in Latin in the Vulgate, Acts 23:9, "Factus est autem clamor magnus. Et surgentes quidam pharisaeorum, pugnabant, decentes: Nihil mali inveniumus in homine isto: quid si Spiritus locutus est ei, aut angelus?" ("And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?" Douay-Rheims translation)
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