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034 Czech negative conditional --> English negative indicative |
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There is a strong tendency in Czech to use the conditional to detail an inexistent situation introduced in a subordinate clause, whereas English often does this with the indicative.
Nase zkusebny nejsou zpochybnovany, ani nejsou signaly, ze by nase vyrobky neodpovidaly normam, nebo ze by u nich byla shoda prohlasena nepravdive. No aspersions are being cast on Czech laboratories, nor are there any indications that our products fail to comply with standards, or that they are incorrectly being declared compliant.
(‘might’ could also be used here)
Nase zkusebny nejsou zpochybnovany, ani nejsou signaly, ze by nase vyrobky neodpovidaly normam, nebo ze by u nich byla shoda prohlasena nepravdive. No aspersions are being cast on Czech laboratories, nor are there any indications that our products fail to comply with standards, or that they are incorrectly being declared compliant.
(‘might’ could also be used here)
