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I Forgive You

Russian translation: Я тебя прощаю

19:28 Mar 14, 2008
English to Russian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Russian English
English term or phrase: I Forgive You
I want to know how to write I forgive you in Russian cyrillic.
Is this correct?
Я Прости тебя
AleksanderU (X)
Russian translation:Я тебя прощаю
Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-03-14 19:32:00 GMT)
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Yes, exactly like this.

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-03-14 19:33:22 GMT)
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Only thing is, if you want it to be formal (akin to the tu/usted issue in Spanish), it would be 'Вас' instead of 'тебя'. The latter is informal.

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-03-14 19:40:47 GMT)
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Then it would be 'Я тебя прощаю'.

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Note added at 26 mins (2008-03-14 19:55:05 GMT)
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Svetlana, I don't think it is, just a different word order.
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 21:01
Grading comment
Great answer agreed on by my Russian speaking friends. Spacibo!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5Я тебя прощаю
Mark Berelekhis


Discussion entries: 5





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
i forgive you
Я тебя прощаю


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-03-14 19:32:00 GMT)
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Yes, exactly like this.

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-03-14 19:33:22 GMT)
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Only thing is, if you want it to be formal (akin to the tu/usted issue in Spanish), it would be 'Вас' instead of 'тебя'. The latter is informal.

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-03-14 19:40:47 GMT)
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Then it would be 'Я тебя прощаю'.

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Note added at 26 mins (2008-03-14 19:55:05 GMT)
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Svetlana, I don't think it is, just a different word order.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 21:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Great answer agreed on by my Russian speaking friends. Spacibo!
Notes to answerer
Asker: This is how I would write it if I was telling someone I forgive them?

Asker: Probably not formal - I would be writing this to a close family member so it probably wouldn't be formal.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  svetlana cosquéric: if "Я прощаю тебя/Вас", it's another shade of meaning, isn't it, Mark?
12 mins
  -> Спасибо, Светлана.
agree  Olga Layer
23 mins
  -> Спасибо, Ольга.
agree  Anna Steingart
36 mins
  -> Спасибо, Анна.
agree  val_legrand
12 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Вал.
agree  Nurzhan KZ: if you're going to forgive one person - я прощаю "тебя", if more than one - я прощаю "Вас"
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, TleNur. But you've got to be careful here, don't confuse "Вас" (formal) for "вас" (plural).
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