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Sentence #1817746

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 Dejo Dejo January 27, 2013 January 27, 2013 at 3:48:35 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

This sentence is ambiguous.
1.In careful or literary English, "if I was happy" refers to a time in the past.
2. In colloquial English "was happy" is used both in situation #1. and when a careful speaker would say "were happy" and means the present time.

This may or may not be significant depending on which language you translate into. (Esperanto for example always makes the distinction.)

Horus Horus January 20, 2015 January 20, 2015 at 12:08:12 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Duplicates of this sentence have been deleted:
x #2656999

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1817437Il m'a demandé si j'étais heureux..

He asked me if I was happy

added by ragazzobravo, September 4, 2012
➜ #1817437Il m'a demandé si j'étais heureux.

linked by ragazzobravo, September 4, 2012
➜ #2110529Он спросил меня, счастлив ли я.

linked by marafon, December 28, 2012
He asked me if I was happy.

edited by marcelostockle, January 27, 2013
➜ #1817744Él me preguntó si era feliz.

linked by marcelostockle, January 27, 2013
➜ #2656999

linked by CK, October 6, 2014
➜ #2175329הוא שאל אותי אם הייתי מאושר.

linked by Horus, January 20, 2015
➜ #2657213Онъ спросилъ у меня, счастливъ ли я.

linked by Horus, January 20, 2015
➜ #2657214Он спросил у меня, счастлив ли я.

linked by Horus, January 20, 2015
➜ #5681953O bana mutlu olup olmadığımı sordu.

linked by duran, December 13, 2016
➜ #8839807Er fragte mich, ob ich glücklich sei.

linked by wolfgangth, June 13, 2020
➜ #2140027他問我快不快樂。

linked by megamanenm, April 27, 2022
➜ #10790106Hij vroeg me of ik gelukkig was.

linked by megamanenm, April 27, 2022
➜ #10790107M-a întrebat dacă sunt fericit.

linked by megamanenm, April 27, 2022
➜ #10790108M-a întrebat dacă sunt fericită.

linked by megamanenm, April 27, 2022
➜ #10790109Me preguntó si era feliz.

linked by megamanenm, April 27, 2022
➜ #10790110Ele me perguntou se eu estava feliz.

linked by megamanenm, April 27, 2022
➜ #12844361Yesteqsa-yi-d ma ferḥeɣ.

linked by Rafik, November 12, 2024
➜ #12933616Li demandis, ĉu mi feliĉas.

linked by PaulP, December 24, 2024