could
could の意味は “could:より丁寧な依頼(Could you ...?)と can の過去形”. could は can より柔らかい依頼になる:Could you say that again. 接続: Could you/I + V ...? · could = past of can
could:より丁寧な依頼(Could you ...?)と can の過去形
A2接続
Could you/I + V ...? · could = past of can
解説
could は can より柔らかい依頼になる:Could you say that again? Could I open the window? また能力を表す can の過去形でもある:I could swim when I was five。can と同じく形は変わらず、to も付けない。
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注意
答えるときは could ではなく can や will:Could you help me? — Sure, I can。Could I ...? は丁寧に許可を求める言い方。
FAQ
could — どんな意味でどう使う?
could:より丁寧な依頼(Could you ...?)と can の過去形. could は can より柔らかい依頼になる:Could you say that again? Could I open the window? また能力を表す can の過去形でもある:I could swim when I was five。can と同じく形は変わらず、to も付けない。
could — 接続は?
Could you/I + V ...? · could = past of can
could — 注意点は?
答えるときは could ではなく can や will:Could you help me? — Sure, I can。Could I ...? は丁寧に許可を求める言い方。