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Gdyby był normalny, od 10 lat by pracował.

English translation: if he was of sound mind, he would have been working for the last 10 years

13:44 May 21, 2015
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics / complicated conditional
Polish term or phrase: Gdyby był normalny, od 10 lat by pracował.
Najpierw pomyślałem, że powinno być "If he was normal, he would have worked for 10 years". Jednak wydaje mi się, że wyrażenie "would have done sth" zawsze odnosi się do zakończonej przeszłości.
lucretius
Poland
English translation:if he was of sound mind, he would have been working for the last 10 years
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geopiet
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4 +6Were he normal, he would have been working...
Tomasz Sienicki
5Provided he is a normal person, he would have been employed for ten years now.
Jerzy CertTrans
3 +2if he was of sound mind, he would have been working for the last 10 years
geopiet


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Were he normal, he would have been working...


Explanation:
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Tomasz Sienicki
Denmark
Local time: 19:32
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joanna Carroll: the reversed order is slightly archaic in this context IMO but otherwise spot on :)
10 mins
agree  Darius Saczuk
24 mins
agree  Jacek Konopka
2 hrs
agree  George BuLah (X): Mistrzu! :)
2 hrs
agree  tadeusz50
3 days 8 hrs
agree  Polangmar
6 days
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Provided he is a normal person, he would have been employed for ten years now.


Explanation:
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He would have been working / employed for ten years now, provided he is a normal person.


Jerzy CertTrans
United States
Local time: 12:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
if he was of sound mind, he would have been working for the last 10 years


Explanation:
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geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 55

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agree  LilianNekipelov
12 hrs
agree  George BuLah (X)
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