Messages: 3
Language: English
Alkanadi (User's profile) July 9, 2014, 8:10:39 AM
Is this a good translation:
You can go if you want
Vi povas iri, se vi volas
You can stay if you want
Vi povas resti, se vi volas
Or should it be Iru and Restu? Or Iros and Restos
You can go if you want
Vi povas iri, se vi volas
You can stay if you want
Vi povas resti, se vi volas
Or should it be Iru and Restu? Or Iros and Restos
Duko (User's profile) July 9, 2014, 8:38:31 AM
It's perfect.
You can use the imperative too, but it changes the meaning:
"[Vi] iru, se vi volas" = "Go, if you want"
There would be less situations where you want to use the future tense, but it still makes sense.
"Vi iros, se vi volas" = "You will go, if you want".
You can use the imperative too, but it changes the meaning:
"[Vi] iru, se vi volas" = "Go, if you want"
There would be less situations where you want to use the future tense, but it still makes sense.
"Vi iros, se vi volas" = "You will go, if you want".
sudanglo (User's profile) July 9, 2014, 10:53:22 AM
"Vi iros, se vi volas" = "You will go, if you want".After 'if', English uses a present form even if it refers to the future eg if he comes tomorrow, then ..
In Esperanto you can make a distinction. So both of the following are theoretically possible.
1. Vi iros, se vi volos
2. Vi iros, se vi volas
Again all of these are possible
1. Vi povos iri, se vi volos
2. Vi povas iri, se vi volas
3. Vi povos iri, se vi volas