Не, ну, почему?
English translation: again, it's an "empty", parenthetic expression
| 19:43 Mar 27, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Kirill Semenov Ukraine Local time: 11:33 | ||||||
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| 3 +3 | again, it's an "empty", parenthetic expression |
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| 5 | why not? |
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| 4 | So, why (not to tell you when I use it)? |
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So, why (not to tell you when I use it)? Explanation: . |
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| Не, ну, почему? why not? Explanation: expresses surprise, "why shouldn't I?" |
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peer agreement (net): +3| Не, ну, почему? again, it's an "empty", parenthetic expression Explanation: Well, what means "why"? Or "Well, why do you ask?" or: "Well, what means "in which cases"? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 21 hrs 4 mins (2004-03-29 16:47:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Нет, почему?\" refers to \"всегда?\" here. The first question was \"Do you use condom always or...?\" And the guy answered: \"Well, why [always]?\" -- the question surprised him a bit, it looked obvious for him that there are cases when he obviously does not need to use a condom (he has a girlfriend which might be known for the asker from the above context). That\'s why I said it is sort of \"Why do you ask?\" Just a slightly surprised parenthetic expression. |
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