"de no haber ido"

Question

"Sabía que no afrontaría la muerte ahora de no haber ido a Forks, pero, aterrada como estaba, no me arrepentía de esta decisión."

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¿Llevaría el mismo significado si, en vez de decir "de no haber ido", decía "si no hubiera ido"?

¿Hay alguna diferencia entre las dos frases?

Gracias.

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Creo que la primera frase es algo como "not having gone", y la segunda es como "if I hadn't gone". (?)

I think your tranlations are excellent. - annierats, Apr 24, 2013

Thank you. :) - NikkiLR, Apr 27, 2013

Answer 1

Sí, hay diferencia. No sé si me explico, pero yo lo veo así:

de no haber ido efectivamente es la causa de no afrontar la muerte y se entiende que sin duda no fuiste.

si no hubiera ido basicamente deja abierta dos posibilidades de que fuiste o no fuiste.

Tus traducciones son correctas.

Gracias, Julian... :) - NikkiLR, Apr 23, 2013

Answer 2

Nikki, draw your conclusions...

Had I not gone I wouldn't have won that car. = De no haber ido no habría ganado ese auto.

If I hadn't gone I wouldn't have won that car. = Si no hubiera ido no habría ganado ese auto.

Now in contrast:

If I had gone I would have won that car. = Si hubiera ido habría ganado ese auto.

Ain't that peachy?

Me gusta tu explicación. - francobollo, Apr 24, 2013

Helpful examples, thanks. - annierats, Apr 24, 2013

Gracias. I may not know grammar, but I try to use it right. - chileno, Apr 24, 2013

Thank you, Chileno... :) - NikkiLR, Apr 27, 2013

You're welcome. I would like to you in Skype, again, so that I can tell you some stuff... :) - chileno, Apr 27, 2013

I will find some time to chat soon! - NikkiLR, May 20, 2013

Answer 3

De no haber ido is closer to Had I not gone

Si no hubiera ido is closer to If I had not gone

Sorry Elvis, but these two English variants mean absolutely the same; the only difference is word structure.

In this case the Spanish infinitive "haber" takes the place of the English gerund "having" - Niki´s translation is correct.

Ignorance is bliss. - francobollo, Apr 24, 2013

I went, therefore I won the car. had I not gone, I would not.. - annierats, Apr 24, 2013

Yes, both are a complicated way of saying that actually, you went, methinks, anyway. - annierats, Apr 24, 2013

Answer 4

De no haber ido is closer to Had I not gone

Si no hubiera ido is closer to If I had not gone

I hope this helps!

Is not closer, it is right on! :) - chileno, Apr 23, 2013

Thank you :) - NikkiLR, Apr 23, 2013