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Решение зависит от того, придёте ли Вы вовремя.
Meaning
The decision depends on whether you will arrive on time.
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Breakdown of Решение зависит от того, придёте ли Вы вовремя.
вы
you
вовремя
on time
прийти
to come
решение
the decision
Questions & Answers about Решение зависит от того, придёте ли Вы вовремя.
What does the particle ли do here, and where should it go?
- ли turns the clause into an indirect yes/no question, i.e., “whether.”
- It is an enclitic: it follows the word it relates to and cannot start the clause.
- Neutral placement is after the verb: придёте ли Вы.
- Moving it changes focus:
- вовремя ли вы придёте = whether it’s on time that you will come (focus on punctuality).
- вы ли придёте = will it be you who comes (focus on the subject “you”), which is a different meaning here.
Why is Вы capitalized?
- Capitalized Вы is a courtesy form for a single addressee (formal “you”), common in letters, emails, and messages.
- Lowercase вы is standard elsewhere and is used for plural “you.”
- If addressing multiple people politely, keep it lowercase (вы).
Why is it придёте and not приходите?
- придёте is future tense of the perfective verb прийти (a single, complete arrival).
- приходите is present/habitual (imperfective) and would suggest a regular action.
- будете приходить would mean “will (habitually) come,” not a one-off event. Here a single future arrival is meant, hence perfective придёте.