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Xiaoqing Heasked for translation 6 years ago
How to translate? (ru-en)

а он пока в работе

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does that mean he has job now or he is at work?

User translations (1)

  1. 1.

    he has job now

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Discussion (19)

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 6 years ago

This can be said about a piece of work that is still being processed, is in progress - IN work.
If said about a person, it should be "Он пока НА работе."

Xiaoqing Headded a comment 6 years ago

the original was а пока он в работе .so that could mean he is working on it?

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 6 years ago

No, that was about some paper work someone is working on right now. Пока в работе - not ready yet.

🇷🇺 Larissa Skylarkadded a comment 6 years ago

Если это не о человеке, а о работе, тогда может подойдет:
This is in the process of accomplishing
Если нужно подчеркнуть, что работа еще не окончена, но над ней работают, я бы так и сказала:
This is still not accomlished but they (I) work on it.

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 6 years ago

If that was «он пока ВЕСЬ в работе», it would mean He is still working hard.»

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 6 years ago

I wonder who gives hearts for translations like "he has job now".

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 6 years ago

Qing,
You always keep your context in secret. I can only imagine something like this:
"I wanted to engage Lynh Vu in my project, but he is still busy with another job." Even that was so, I would never say "Он пока В рвботе".
If you've given the context, it wouldn't have taken so much time for discussion about an indefinite subject.

Xiaoqing Headded a comment 6 years ago

The dialogue was like : - у его есть девушка? - Будет. А пока он в работе.

🇷🇺 Larissa Skylarkadded a comment 6 years ago

Alexander
If it rains she will take an umbtella (real)
If it rained she would take an umbrella (unreal)
If it had rained she would have taken un umbrella (unreal forever)

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 6 years ago

Larissa, I didn’t catch your comment “you’d given” and to whom it was addressed. The Past Perfect is used for actions that had ALREADY happened before ANOTHER action in the past. That’s because I still don’t understand that comment and what your explanations of the Conditional Clauses have to do with it.

🇷🇺 Larissa Skylarkadded a comment 6 years ago

Alexander
What about Past Perfect this is correct.
I meant that this form was used in Subjunctive mood.
В русском с употреблением "бы" мы скажем например:
"Если бы я знала, я бы сделала."
Но из этого предположения нельзя понять, можно ли еще это сделать.
In English it is evident:
If I knew I would do - это условие предполагаем все еще выполнимым.

Если мы говорим о чем-то, что уже в прошлом, что нельзя изменить, то скажем:
If I had known.. I would have done

Я так поняла Ваш комментарий, что если бы контекст был озвучен, то столько не обсуждали бы это.
То есть Вы высказываете некое условие, относящееся к прошлому, что уже нельзя изменить.
If the context had been given we would not have it discussed so much.
Вот что я хотела сказать.

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 6 years ago

А-ааа! Понял. А я-то думал, что это Вы мне хотели сказать, что «Вы, мол, Александр, уже дали контекст в виде примера с Lynh Vu». Тогда конечно, я должен был написать If you had given. Виноват. Зато поучили друг друга, кое что освежили, я по крайней мере 🤓

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