Were I you / Had I known (inversion)
Were I you / Had I known (inversion) の意味は “倒置条件文:if を省き、were や had を前に出す——if 節の正式な代替形”. 正式な英語では、if を省いて主語と助動詞を倒置できます. 接続: Were + subject + ... / Had + subject + past participle, ...
倒置条件文:if を省き、were や had を前に出す——if 節の正式な代替形
C2接続
Were + subject + ... / Had + subject + past participle, ...
解説
正式な英語では、if を省いて主語と助動詞を倒置できます。第二条件文では、Were I in your place は If I were in your place を意味します。第三条件文では、Had I known は If I had known を意味します:Had I known, I would have come。これは were・had・should でのみ可能で、他の動詞は倒置できません。文体は正式で、書き言葉や改まった話し言葉によく見られます。
例文
注意
倒置後の否定は短縮しません:Hadn't I seen it(疑問文になる)ではなく Had I not seen it と言います。
FAQ
Were I you / Had I known (inversion) — どんな意味でどう使う?
倒置条件文:if を省き、were や had を前に出す——if 節の正式な代替形. 正式な英語では、if を省いて主語と助動詞を倒置できます。第二条件文では、Were I in your place は If I were in your place を意味します。第三条件文では、Had I known は If I had known を意味します:Had I known, I would have come。これは were・had・should でのみ可能で、他の動詞は倒置できません。文体は正式で、書き言葉や改まった話し言葉によく見られます。
Were I you / Had I known (inversion) — 接続は?
Were + subject + ... / Had + subject + past participle, ...
Were I you / Had I known (inversion) — 注意点は?
倒置後の否定は短縮しません:Hadn't I seen it(疑問文になる)ではなく Had I not seen it と言います。