Russian Colloquial Conditionals

January 30, 2022 | Tags: Russian conditional mood

Do you know that Russian conditional clauses can use not only раз or если, but also colloquial words like коли (коль) and ежели? They are less common but still used, often in the literature.

For example,

Коль уж ты пришёл, затопи печь. If you are here, fire up the furnace.

Тебе придётся многому научиться, ежели ты хочешь жить в деревне. You have a lot to learn if you want to live in the countryside.

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