| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | does it make sense...? | есть ли смысл ...? (+ infinitive • Does it make sense to have two library boards managing four libraries? ART Vancouver) |
| inf. | does it make sense? | понимаешь? (в разговоре в конце реплики, чтобы убедиться, что собеседник следует за вашей мыслью alexamel) |
| inf. | does it make sense? | понимаете? (alexamel) |
| gen. | does it make sense? | понятно? |
| gen. | it does make sense | есть смысл (shergilov) |
| cliche. | it does not make sense | нет смысла (+ infinitive -- делать что-л. • For most Canadians who are renting in Vancouver or Toronto it does not make sense to buy a condo right now. Example: you are renting a 2 bedroom for $2400 and if you bought the same condo today you would be paying $4200+ to say you "own" it. Change my mind. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| Игорь Миг | it does not make sense | он лишён всякого смысла |
| Игорь Миг | it does not make sense that | нелогично, что |