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I. И'///combined with the indefinite infinitive expresses: 1 Willingness, intention, determination. It is often rendered into Russian by непременно, обязательно, охотно. I will write as soon as I can. (Я непременно напишу, как только смогу'.) I will be there to help. (Я обязательно там буду и помогу.) I can and will learn it. (Я могу выучить и обязательно это выучу.) When he was young, he was so poor that he would do anything to earn some money, (...он согласен был на любую работу-, чтоб подзаработать.) Who will lend me a cigarette? (Who is willing to lend me a cigarette?) This meaning is often found in conditional sentences. If you will help me we can finish by six. (Если вы согласитесь мне помочь, мы можем кончить к 6 часам.) If you will wait for me I'll be very grateful. When used in the negative it denotes a refusal to do something. They won V go with us (they refuse to...). I won ’/ accept your offer (I refuse to...). They wouldn'/ listen to me (they refused to listen to me). He wouldn't answer my question (he refused to answer...). 116
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