If I were you (second conditional)
If I were you (second conditional) の意味は “仮定法過去:if + 過去形、would + 動詞で、非現実・起こりにくい状況を表す”. 仮定法過去(second conditional)は、現在や未来の「非現実・想像・起こりにくい」ことを述べる:If I won the lottery, I would buy a house(でもたぶん当たらない). 接続: if + past simple, would + base verb · were for all persons
仮定法過去:if + 過去形、would + 動詞で、非現実・起こりにくい状況を表す
B1接続
if + past simple, would + base verb · were for all persons
解説
仮定法過去(second conditional)は、現在や未来の「非現実・想像・起こりにくい」ことを述べる:If I won the lottery, I would buy a house(でもたぶん当たらない)。形は if + 過去形、would + 動詞の原形。ここでの過去形は過去の時間ではなく「想像」であることを表す。be は、ていねいな形ではどの主語でも were を使う:If I were you, I would wait。会話では was もよく使われる。
例文
注意
If I were you は助言をするときの決まった言い方。現実的な未来を述べる第一条件文(first conditional)と混同しないこと:If it rains, I will stay home。
FAQ
If I were you (second conditional) — どんな意味でどう使う?
仮定法過去:if + 過去形、would + 動詞で、非現実・起こりにくい状況を表す. 仮定法過去(second conditional)は、現在や未来の「非現実・想像・起こりにくい」ことを述べる:If I won the lottery, I would buy a house(でもたぶん当たらない)。形は if + 過去形、would + 動詞の原形。ここでの過去形は過去の時間ではなく「想像」であることを表す。be は、ていねいな形ではどの主語でも were を使う:If I were you, I would wait。会話では was もよく使われる。
If I were you (second conditional) — 接続は?
if + past simple, would + base verb · were for all persons
If I were you (second conditional) — 注意点は?
If I were you は助言をするときの決まった言い方。現実的な未来を述べる第一条件文(first conditional)と混同しないこと:If it rains, I will stay home。