Frédéric – Je me demandais si ce n’était pas à cause de moi qu’il était parti.
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Frédéric – I wondered if he hadn't left because of me.
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marina 20729
11 months, 1 week ago
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Frédéric – I wondered if he 'd left because of me.
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marina 20729
11 months ago
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Frédéric – I wondered if he had left because of me.
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marina 20729
11 months ago
Discussion
Of course
by marina 11 months agoMay I suggest 'he'd left' - remember it is spoken language, and 'he had' is rather stiff and formal, and hardly anyone would 'say' that.
by Merlin57 11 months agoQuite right.
by marina 11 months agoMarina, technically your translation is correct, but it is very awkward and easily misunderstood. It would be more natural to say: I wondered if he'd left because of me.
by Merlin57 11 months agoStrictly speaking your translation indicates that the father didn't leave, because of/for the sake of the child, which is not the case, because he did leave.