"If he is drinking, I am eating."
Translation:Jeśli on pije, ja jem.
December 23, 2015
11 Comments
I wrote "jeśli on pije, jem" - why is "ja" important here? Is it for emphasis?
December 23, 2015
Because you're mentioning two different persons here, so we need the stronger contrast to clarify things.
December 31, 2015
Emphasis here is important, we have contrast between subjects. If we have a sentence with two subjects, those need to be said, especially second one.
Jem, on pije - Ok
Antek does something. Pije, ja jem. - ok
Ja jem ,on pije/ On pije , ja jem ok, more accent put on contrest between subjects
January 9, 2016
Thanks! (And since you are now on level 15 in Russian, I can tell you that "yezheli" also exists in Russian, but it sounds fancy, poetic, and outdated)
June 22, 2016
