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Mogu govoriti o nestvarnom ili malo vjerojatnom i dati savjet s „na tvom mjestu“.
Navedeno vrijeme jezgre. Dva bloka jezgre nemaju brojku, pa je stvarna lekcija duža od ovog zbroja.
Gramatika
15 minU A2 #27 uvjet je bio stvaran: If it rains, I'll stay at home — kiša je sasvim moguća. Ali često govorimo o onome čega nema: „da imam vremena“, „kad bih živio na moru“. Za to postoji drugi kondicional.
Oblik: if + prošlo vrijeme, u glavnom dijelu would + osnovni oblik.
| izjavna rečenica | If I had more time, I'd learn Italian. |
| niječnica | If I didn't have to work, I wouldn't get up at six. |
| pitanje | What would you do if you won the lottery? |
| kratki odgovor | Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn't. |
'd je skraćeno od would, isto kao u I'd like (A2 #17). Dijelovi mogu zamijeniti mjesta: I'd learn Italian if I had more time. Zarez je potreban samo kad dio s if stoji prvi. Umjesto would može stajati could — „mogao bih“: If I had a car, I could drive to work.
Prošlo vrijeme ovdje ne znači prošlost. If I had more time govori o današnjem danu. Prošli oblik udaljava događaj od stvarnosti — isto kao u uljudnom Could you…? (A2 #17). I u hrvatskom kondicionalu „kad bih imao vremena“ stoji „imao“, oblik iz prošlog vremena („imao sam“), iako je riječ o sadašnjosti.
Kada se upotrebljava.
O onome čega sada nema: If I lived by the sea, I'd swim every day. Ne živim na moru.
O budućnosti koja je malo vjerojatna ili izmišljena: What would you do if you won a million pounds? Dobitak je gotovo nemoguć, zato — drugi kondicional.
Za savjet: If I were you, I'd… — o tome niže.
Usporedi prvi i drugi kondicional. Razlika nije u „ako“, nego u tome koliko govornik vjeruje u uvjet:
| If I get the job, I'll move to Bristol. | Šansa je stvarna: razgovor za posao prošao je dobro. |
| If I got the job, I'd move to Bristol. | Šansa je mala: gotovo se ne nadam. |
Situacija je ista, a izbor kondicionala govori kako je ocjenjuješ.
were za sva lica. Iza if glagol be ima poseban oblik — were čak i uz I, he, she: If I were rich…, If she were here… U razgovoru se često kaže i If I was rich — i to je točno, samo jednostavnije i manje knjiški.
Savjet: If I were you, I'd… — „na tvom mjestu ja bih…“. Ovdje izvorni govornici gotovo uvijek kažu were: If I were you, I'd talk to your manager. I wouldn't buy that car if I were you. Takav je savjet blaži od You should… (A2 #11): ne poučavaš čovjeka, nego se stavljaš na njegovo mjesto. Često se prvi dio izostavlja: I'd talk to your manager — „na tvom mjestu“ je ionako jasno.
would bez if. Glavni dio živi i sam kad je uvjet jasan iz razgovora ili ga uopće nema: It would be nice to have a garden. — „Bilo bi lijepo imati vrt.“ I'd never do that. — „Ja to nikad ne bih učinio.“ Which city would you like to live in? To je ista nestvarnost, samo „kad bi“ nije izgovoreno. Zato se would tako često čuje u maštanjima, procjenama i uljudnim pitanjima.
Još primjera:
| If I knew her number, I'd call her. | Da znam njezin broj, nazvao bih je. |
| If it wasn't so expensive, we'd go more often. | Da nije tako skupo, išli bismo češće. |
| I'd be happier if I didn't live so far from work. | Bio bih sretniji da ne živim tako daleko od posla. |
| Would you live abroad if you could? | Bi li živio u inozemstvu da možeš? |
Tako se ne kaže. ✗ If I had more time, I will learn Italian → ✓ If I had more time, I'd learn Italian. Ako je uvjet nestvaran, nestvaran je i glavni dio: will mu ne odgovara.
Provjeri se. Što znači If I had a car, I'd drive to work: ima li auto ili nema? Kako reći „na tvom mjestu ne bih se brinuo“? Šansa za dobitak gotovo je nikakva — kako završiti If I ___ (win), I ___ (buy) a house?
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Pogreške izvornih govornika hrvatskoga
prilagođeno vašem jezikuwould u oba dijela
✗ If I would have more time, I would learn Italian
✓ If I had more time, I would learn Italian
Hrvatski kondicional stoji u oba dijela — „kad bih imao više vremena, učio bih talijanski“ — pa se would stavlja i iza if. U engleskom would stoji samo u glavnom dijelu; iza if njegovu ulogu ima prošlo vrijeme. I „kad“ se tu prevodi s if, a ne s when.
Sadašnje vrijeme iza if
✗ If I have more time, I would learn Italian
✓ If I had more time, I would learn Italian
Hrvatski nestvaran uvjet često izriče s „da“ i prezentom — „da imam više vremena“, „da živim na moru“ — i taj se prezent prenosi doslovno. Ali sadašnje vrijeme iza if pripada prvom, stvarnom kondicionalu, i s would se ne slaže.
„Na tvom mjestu“ doslovno
✗ On your place I would talk to him
✓ If I were you, I'd talk to him
Hrvatski izraz lako je prevesti riječ po riječ, ali on your place se na engleskom ne kaže. Postoji in your position, ali uobičajena formula savjeta je If I were you.
Izgovor
4 minwould se u izjavnoj rečenici sažima u /d/: I'd learn /aɪd ˈlɜːn/. Na sluh ga od I learn razlikuje jedan glas, zato se oslanjaj na if i prošlo vrijeme u blizini: oni najavljuju da slijedi would.
Puni would je /wʊd/, rimuje se s good, slovo l se ne čita. Pun i naglašen bude u kratkom odgovoru: Yes, I would. U pitanju i iza imenice, bez naglaska, slab je — /wəd/: What would you do? /ˈwɒt wəd ju ˈduː/. wouldn't je /ˈwʊdnt/, bez samoglasnika između /d/ i /n/.
were u If I were you je nenaglašen — /wə/: /ɪf aɪ wə ˈjuː/. Naglasak pada na you, a na kraju savjeta glas pada: tako zvuči prijateljski i sigurno.
Tekst
5 minThis week we asked our readers: what would you do if you didn't have to work for a year?
Megan, a nurse from Cardiff: "I'd learn Italian properly. I'd find a small flat in Bologna, and I wouldn't speak a word of English for twelve months. If I lived there, I'd go to the market every morning and cook real Italian food. It would be a big adventure."
Dev, a taxi driver from Leeds: "Honestly? I'd sleep for a week first. Then I'd walk round the whole coast of Wales. It's about 870 miles, so if I walked twenty miles a day, I could finish it in about six weeks."
Lucy, a student from Belfast: "I wouldn't travel — everybody says that. I'd make my own computer game. I already have the idea. If I had more time, I'd finish it in a few months."
One reader sent us a different question: "My job is boring, but it's safe. Should I leave?" Our advice: if we were you, we wouldn't leave without a plan. We'd start an evening course first. If you enjoyed it, you could change jobs next year.
Vježbe
30 min1. Dopunjavanje.
- If I (have) more time, I (learn) to play the piano
- If she (live) closer, we (see) each other more often
- What you (do) if you (win) the lottery?
- If I (be) you, I (not / buy) that car
- I (go) to the party if I (not / have) to work
- If we (know) her address, we (send) her a card
- He (be) healthier if he (not / smoke)
- If I (can) speak French, I (apply) for that job in Paris
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2. Odabir.
- If it (rain) tomorrow, we (stay) at home. (sasvim moguće)
- If I (live) in London, I (go) to the theatre every week. (ne živim ondje)
- If you (hurry), you (catch) the bus. (može se stići)
- If I (have) a garden, I (grow) vegetables. (vrta nema)
- If she (call) tonight, I (tell) her the news. (vjerojatno će nazvati)
- If dogs (can) talk, they (tell) us a lot. (mašta)
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3. Pronalaženje pogreške.
- If I would have more money, I would travel.
- If I have more time, I would learn Italian.
- On your place I would talk to the manager.
- If she knew the answer, she will tell us.
- What you would do if you won the lottery?
- If I were you, I would to call him.
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4. Prepiši kao nestvaran uvjet,
- I don't have a car, so I don't drive to work.
- She doesn't speak Spanish, so she can't work in Madrid.
- We live in the city, so we don't have a garden.
- I'm not rich, so I can't buy a house by the sea.
- He works at weekends, so he can't come to the match.
- I don't know her number, so I can't call her.
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5. Razvij natuknicu u savjet
- I'm always tired. (go to bed earlier)
- My laptop is very slow. (buy a new one)
- I've got toothache. (see a dentist)
- My flat is too expensive. (look for a cheaper one)
- I'm thinking of leaving my job. (not / leave without a new one)
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6. Odgovori punim rečenicama
— o sebi. Rješenja ispod su uzorak. 1) What would you do if you won a million pounds? 2) Where would you live if you could choose any city in the world? 3) What would you change in your life if you had more free time?
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7. Prevedi na engleski.
1) Kad bih imao više vremena, učio bih talijanski. 2) Na tvom mjestu razgovarao bih sa šefom. 3) Što bi učinio kad bi dobio na lutriji? 4) Da živim na moru, plivao bih svaki dan. 5) Da znam njezinu adresu, napisao bih joj.
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Sažetak
Obrađeno
- drugi kondicional u svim oblicima
- could umjesto would
- prošlo vrijeme kao udaljavanje od stvarnosti
- izbor između prvog i drugog kondicionala
- were za sva lica
- savjet s If I were you
Slijedi lekcija 9: žaljenje i želja.
Kraj jezgre
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Riječi za kartice
15 riječi- reader /ˈriːdə/ čitatelj
- nurse /nɜːs/ medicinska sestra, medicinski tehničar
- properly /ˈprɒpəli/ kako treba, temeljito
- market /ˈmɑːkɪt/ tržnica
- adventure /ədˈventʃə/ pustolovina, avantura
- honestly /ˈɒnɪstli/ iskreno rečeno
- mile /maɪl/ milja
- boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ dosadan
- safe /seɪf/ siguran
- advice /ədˈvaɪs/ savjet
- evening course /ˈiːvnɪŋ kɔːs/ večernji tečaj
- lottery /ˈlɒtəri/ lutrija
- win /wɪn/ dobiti, pobijediti
- toothache /ˈtuːθeɪk/ zubobolja
- apply for /əˈplaɪ fɔː/ prijaviti se za
Pisanje
Pet-šest rečenica: što bi radio kad ne bi morao raditi godinu dana, i jedan savjet prijatelju s If I were you.
Uzorak
If I didn't have to work for a year, I'd travel round South America. I'd learn Spanish on the way, and I'd write a blog about the trip. If I had enough money, I'd also buy a good camera. My friend Tom wants to leave his job, but he hasn't found a new one yet. I said to him: "If I were you, I wouldn't leave without a plan."
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