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Наталья Савинаasked for translation 8 years ago
How to translate? (ru-en)

Я давно хотел спросить тебя.

User translations (2)

  1. 1.

    I've been wanting to ask you for a long time.

    translation added by ⦿ ULY
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  2. 2.

    I've wanted to ask you for a long time./I've long wanted to ask you.

    translation added by Kheyfetc Ilia
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Discussion (12)

Larisa Teplyakovaadded a comment 8 years ago

Глагол to want не употребляется в ing-form, это одно из исключений. По крайней мере, так указывается в некоторых учебниках. :)

⦿ ULYadded a comment 8 years ago

Ну, видать, и учебники ошибаются. Эту форму, вообще-то, очень даже часто употребляется, особенно когда люди постоянно хотят что-нибудь.

Например начальник может сказать:

“I’m always wanting to fire her, but for some reason, I can’t bring myself to do it.”

Еще wanting может выразить разочарование:

“My kids are always wanting to go to the beach on Sunday morning, and I hate the thought of waking up early.”

“Peter's always wanting to go for a drink after work and to be honest, I just can’t stand his company, so I always say no.”

“My secretary is always wanting an explanation for everything I do every minute of the day. Doesn’t she know I already have a wife??!!"

Но оно наиболее распространено, когда уже в течение некоторого времени хотели делать что-нибудь:

“I’ve been wanting to ask you how you’re doing since Maggie died. I just haven’t known how to bring it up.”

“We’ve been wanting to try this great new Korean restaurant. Would you like to join us?”

Евгений Малетинadded a comment 8 years ago

Perfect Simple всё же предпочтительнее, как мне кажется. Язык - система динамическая и постоянно меняется, поэтому сейчас возможно все, особенно в американском варианте английского языка. Love, например, - глагол. который не употребляется в Continuous, но часто встречаем обратное.

added a comment 8 years ago

Конечно, согласно грамматике нельзя ставить в Continuous, но последнее время все больше встречается нарушений правил, также как и feel.

theoroteradded a comment 8 years ago

I've been going to ask you

⦿ ULYadded a comment 8 years ago

Я не знаю, кто пишет эти правила, но мне 53 лет, и я всю жизнь слышал "loving, wanting, feeling..." как в США, так и в британских фильмах. Мы употребляем их, в таких ситуациях, когда мы еще не закончили есть, читать, смотреть, зато до сих пор, все нравится: [10 minutes into a new show] "I'm loving this show!" [halfway through a book] "I've only read half of this book, and already I'm wanting to read the second book in the series." [the day after surgery] "The dizziness is gone, but I'm still feeling somewhat weak." [halfway through dinner] "You've never made salmon like this - I'm loving the lemon." In other words, rules are rules, but when in doubt, ask a native. In my experience, usage usually trumps grammar rules :)

⦿ ULYadded a comment 8 years ago

Или когда ты все еще не решился, но почему-то склоняешься к тому-то или тому-то решению: [considering a new job offer] "It feels risky, but (for some reason) I'm wanting to say yes." [buying a wedding dress] "My mother hates the lace sleeves, but (for some reason) I'm liking them." Здесь выражает нерешительность.

⦿ ULYadded a comment 8 years ago

Theoroter: your sentence actually works in one context:

⦿ ULYadded a comment 8 years ago

Every morning, I wake up and tell myself "I'm going to ask her out," and every day I don't do it. So as it turns out, I've been going to ask you out for two years now. Will you go out with me?

⦿ ULYadded a comment 8 years ago

Евгений, если что-то "нельзя", но постоянно встречается, так это не очень эффективное правило. Grammar rules are usually meant for writing, so they don't take into account the way that people actually communicate. That's why I always take Russian grammar rules with a grain of salt and rely on the language I hear intelligent Russian speakers use. The kind of language the grammar books prescribe is not the way I want to sound. Usually people write that way, but very seldom do they speak like that.

⦿ ULYadded a comment 8 years ago

Валерий, тогда "I'VE always wanted to ask you", но это по отношению к "всегда". Но с "давно", "I've been wanting" просто звучит естественнее.

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