How to express the idiomatic “It took some getting used to, but …”?
In English, you say:
It took some (serious) getting used to, but ...
... with the word "some" acting like an intensifier. This colloquial structure essentially takes the form of "It took some + gerund, but ...".
What is a commonly used phrasing in Russian to express this idea? Does the following sound idiomatic enough?
Привыкнуть к этому мне удалось уж точно не сразу, но ...
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In English, you say:
It took some (serious) getting used to, but ...
... with the word "some" acting like an intensifier. This colloquial structure essentially takes the form of "It took some + gerund, but ...".
What is a commonly used phrasing in Russian to express this idea? Does the following sound idiomatic enough?
Привыкнуть к этому мне удалось уж точно не сразу, но ...
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In English, you say:
It took some (serious) getting used to, but ...
... with the word "some" acting like an intensifier. This colloquial structure essentially takes the form of "It took some + gerund, but ...".
What is a commonly used phrasing in Russian to express this idea? Does the following sound idiomatic enough?
Привыкнуть к этому мне удалось уж точно не сразу, но ...
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asked 6 hours ago
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In English, you say:
It took some (serious) getting used to, but ...
... with the word "some" acting like an intensifier. This colloquial structure essentially takes the form of "It took some + gerund, but ...".
What is a commonly used phrasing in Russian to express this idea? Does the following sound idiomatic enough?
Привыкнуть к этому мне удалось уж точно не сразу, но ...
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- С непривычки было сложно, но ... (теперь даже нравится, например).
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Yes it is but it's not an accurate equivalent of the English phrase, there seems to be no set expression in Russian.
Based on the English expression i myself would go with
Мне пришлось/надо было (постараться) к этому привыкнуть || ... пришлось/надо было к этому привыкать
Мне пришлось (постараться) приучить себя к этому || ... пришлось
приучать себя к этому
Мне пришлось/надо было приложить усилия, чтобы к этому привыкнуть
Привыкание к этому мне далось непросто/нелегко (a little less colloquial)
Imperfective aspect conveys a sense of greater effort. There's also a verb попривыкнуть which could better convey the connotation of the English some, but its imperfective form is unusable in this context
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- С непривычки было сложно, но ... (теперь даже нравится, например).
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- С непривычки было сложно, но ... (теперь даже нравится, например).
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- С непривычки было сложно, но ... (теперь даже нравится, например).
answered 3 hours ago
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- С непривычки было сложно, но ... (теперь даже нравится, например).
answered 3 hours ago
Sergey Slepov
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Yes it is but it's not an accurate equivalent of the English phrase, there seems to be no set expression in Russian.
Based on the English expression i myself would go with
Мне пришлось/надо было (постараться) к этому привыкнуть || ... пришлось/надо было к этому привыкать
Мне пришлось (постараться) приучить себя к этому || ... пришлось
приучать себя к этому
Мне пришлось/надо было приложить усилия, чтобы к этому привыкнуть
Привыкание к этому мне далось непросто/нелегко (a little less colloquial)
Imperfective aspect conveys a sense of greater effort. There's also a verb попривыкнуть which could better convey the connotation of the English some, but its imperfective form is unusable in this context
answered 5 hours ago
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Yes it is but it's not an accurate equivalent of the English phrase, there seems to be no set expression in Russian.
Based on the English expression i myself would go with
Мне пришлось/надо было (постараться) к этому привыкнуть || ... пришлось/надо было к этому привыкать
Мне пришлось (постараться) приучить себя к этому || ... пришлось
приучать себя к этому
Мне пришлось/надо было приложить усилия, чтобы к этому привыкнуть
Привыкание к этому мне далось непросто/нелегко (a little less colloquial)
Imperfective aspect conveys a sense of greater effort. There's also a verb попривыкнуть which could better convey the connotation of the English some, but its imperfective form is unusable in this context
answered 5 hours ago
Баян Купи-ка
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Yes it is but it's not an accurate equivalent of the English phrase, there seems to be no set expression in Russian.
Based on the English expression i myself would go with
Мне пришлось/надо было (постараться) к этому привыкнуть || ... пришлось/надо было к этому привыкать
Мне пришлось (постараться) приучить себя к этому || ... пришлось
приучать себя к этому
Мне пришлось/надо было приложить усилия, чтобы к этому привыкнуть
Привыкание к этому мне далось непросто/нелегко (a little less colloquial)
Imperfective aspect conveys a sense of greater effort. There's also a verb попривыкнуть which could better convey the connotation of the English some, but its imperfective form is unusable in this context
answered 5 hours ago
Баян Купи-ка
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Yes it is but it's not an accurate equivalent of the English phrase, there seems to be no set expression in Russian.
Based on the English expression i myself would go with
Мне пришлось/надо было (постараться) к этому привыкнуть || ... пришлось/надо было к этому привыкать
Мне пришлось (постараться) приучить себя к этому || ... пришлось
приучать себя к этому
Мне пришлось/надо было приложить усилия, чтобы к этому привыкнуть
Привыкание к этому мне далось непросто/нелегко (a little less colloquial)
Imperfective aspect conveys a sense of greater effort. There's also a verb попривыкнуть which could better convey the connotation of the English some, but its imperfective form is unusable in this context
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