Topic: Russian

"What does he have in mind?"

Translation:Что он имеет в виду?

December 7, 2015

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Il-2

    Is "Что у него на уме?" possible?

    December 7, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Toetya

      I don't know, but "Что у него на уме?" sounds to me like "What's on his mind?" i.e. "What's worrying him?", whereas "What does he have in mind?" is closer to "What is he intending [to do]?"

      August 26, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Smike77
      • 1207

      Yes it fits here

      February 18, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/second-account

        Что он имеет в виду? разве не What does he mean?

        March 3, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/belstar128
        • 862

        why do i need to use на instead of в

        February 3, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Scial
        • 371

        According to the Tips and notes "Что он имеет в виду?" would rather mean "What does he mean?" which can be interpreted VERY differently from "What does he have in mind?"

        July 12, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KalenGi
        • 411

        Is this idiomatic or is there a way to work it out?

        January 31, 2019

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