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ifを用いた直説法を使ってみよう

The Indicative Mood Using If
ifを用いた直説法を使って講師と会話してみましょう。
直説法と仮定法の違いはなんでしょうか？それは表したい出来事が実際に起きたり、 起きる可能性があるのか(直説法)、それともそうでなく、現実的に考えにくいのか(仮定法)ということです。 直説法にも仮定法にもifを用います。例えば、 直説法：If you give me money, I will be happy.ーもしお金をくれたら僕はハッピーだな。 仮定法：If you gave me money, I would be happy.ーもしお金をくれたら僕はハッピーだな(そんなことないだろうけど)。 大切なのは話し手自身が「起こりそうなのか、起こらないのか」を考えているということです。 なので回答例はポジティブな例になります。 仮定法が過去形なのは、現実離れしたことに対する距離を表しているからですね。 ※過去形と距離の関係はレッスン「過去形を使ってみよう」へ。 【回答例】 If she asks me out, I will say okay. もし彼女がデートに誘ってくれたら、OKするだろうな
Please use an indicative mood with "if".
 
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Please use an indicative mood with "if".

I wandered if he had chosen "Sushi" not "Tempura" at diner.

自然な表現

I wondered if he had chosen sushi not tempura at dinner.

1, 4. This is the right spelling of the word.
2, 3. Use a lowercase letter since this is not a proper noun, do not use quotes as well.
If you are wondering which dish I prefer, I'd say that both are delicious! Which is your favorite dish?

My favorite dish is "Sushi". If I were in a position to choose them at a high-grade hotel restaurant, I'd choose "Sushi".

自然な表現

My favorite dish is sushi. If I were in a position to choose a dish at a high-grade hotel restaurant, I'd choose sushi.

1, 3. Use a lowercase letter since this is not a proper noun, and do not use quotes as well.
2. Use this to make the sentence more meaningful.
If you were given a chance to eat sushi only for the rest of your life would you agree to that proposal.

Absolutely, yes. If my dishes were always Sushi, I'd be pleased to accept that situation.

自然な表現

Absolutely, yes. If my dishes would always be sushi, I'd be pleased to accept that situation.

1. Use this since you are speaking hypothetically.
2. Use a lowercase letter since this is not a proper noun.
Sushi is like eating a full meal in each bite, so it is an easy choice. I very much enjoy fish and will be making sushi every day soon. I like eating food so much that I must limit myself. Do you also enjoy wasabi?

I think that Wasabi is an essential constituent of Sushi, a flavoring sauce for Sushi. It is necessary for me when eating Sushi. I am genuinely thrilled to eat Sushi with Wasabi.

自然な表現

I think that wasabi is an essential constituent of sushi, a flavoring sauce for sushi. It is necessary for me when eating sushi. I am genuinely thrilled to eat sushi with wasabi.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 1, 3. Use a lowercase letter since this is not a proper noun.
It is very tangy and salty. A unique spicy flavor. It tastes very pure. Where does wasabi come from? How long has it been eaten with sushi?

Wasabi is a kind of vegetable. From ancient times, people in Japan have made use of wasabi as a tool to give a taste to Sushi. It impressed me. What elegant people this is.

自然な表現

Wasabi is a kind of vegetable. From ancient times, people in Japan have made use of it as an accompaniment to give a taste to sushi. It impressed me. How elegant of these people!

1. Use the pronoun "it" to talk about something that has already been mentioned and to avoid repetition.
2. This is the ideal way to describe the purpose of this dish.
3. Use a lowercase letter since this is not a proper noun.
4. Use "how" to express a strong feeling such as surprise about the extent of something.
5. This is the ideal way to refer to the people.

関連単語

  • as if ~（~であったかのように）
  • if~（もし〜なら）
  • would（~するだろうに）
  • could （~できるのに）
  • might（~するかもしれないのに）

関連フレーズ

  • If I am late, my teacher will get angry with me.（もし僕が遅刻したら、先生は僕を怒るだろう。）
  • If I were you, I wouldn't walk around that part of the city alone.（もし僕が君だったら、その町のあのあたりを1人で歩いたりしないだろう。）
  • Had I studied a little harder, I would have received a higher TOEIC score.（もっと勉強していたら、 TOEICのスコアがもっとよかっただろうに。）
  • If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.（もし明日雨が降ったら、ピクニックをキャンセルします。）
  • If you stop smoking, you will feel much healthier.（もしタバコをやめたら、もっと健康になれますよ。）

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