Sanjariti
Znam govoriti o neresničnem ali malo verjetnem in dati nasvet z „na tvojem mestu“.
Navedeni čas jedra. Dva bloka jedra nimata številke, zato je prava lekcija daljša od te vsote.
Slovnica
15 minV A2 #27 je bil pogoj resničen: If it rains, I'll stay at home — dež je povsem mogoč. Pogosto pa govorimo o tem, česar ni: „ko bi imel čas“, „če bi živel ob morju“. Za to so pogojne povedi drugega tipa.
Oblika: if + preteklik, v glavnem delu would + nedoločnik.
| trdilna poved | If I had more time, I'd learn Italian. |
| nikalna poved | If I didn't have to work, I wouldn't get up at six. |
| vprašanje | What would you do if you won the lottery? |
| kratki odgovor | Yes, I would. / No, I wouldn't. |
'd je skrajšano would, isto kot v I'd like (A2 #17). Dela lahko zamenjata mesti: I'd learn Italian if I had more time. Vejica je potrebna samo, kadar del z if stoji na začetku. Namesto would je lahko could — „bi lahko“: If I had a car, I could drive to work.
Preteklik tu ne pomeni preteklosti. If I had more time govori o današnjem dnevu. Pretekla oblika odmakne dogodek od resničnosti — tako kot v vljudnem Could you…? (A2 #17). V slovenščini je podobno: v „če bi imel čas“ je „imel“ ista oblika kot v pretekliku („sem imel“), čeprav govorimo o zdaj.
Kdaj ga uporabljamo.
O tem, česar zdaj ni: If I lived by the sea, I'd swim every day. Ob morju ne živim.
O prihodnosti, ki je malo verjetna ali izmišljena: What would you do if you won a million pounds? Zmagati je skoraj nemogoče, zato — drugi tip.
Za nasvet: If I were you, I'd… — o tem spodaj.
Primerjaj prvi in drugi tip. Razlika ni v „če“, ampak v tem, koliko govorec verjame v pogoj:
| If I get the job, I'll move to Bristol. | Možnost je resnična: razgovor je šel dobro. |
| If I got the job, I'd move to Bristol. | Možnost je majhna: skoraj ne upam. |
Položaj je isti, izbira tipa pa pove, kako ga ocenjuješ.
were za vse osebe. Za if ima be posebno obliko — were tudi z I, he, she: If I were rich…, If she were here… V pogovoru pogosto rečejo tudi If I was rich — tudi to je pravilno, le preprostejše in manj knjižno.
Nasvet: If I were you, I'd… — „na tvojem mestu bi…“. Tu govorci skoraj vedno rečejo were: If I were you, I'd talk to your manager. I wouldn't buy that car if I were you. Tak nasvet je mehkejši od You should… (A2 #11): človeka ne poučuješ, ampak se postaviš na njegovo mesto. Pogosto prvi del izpustimo: I'd talk to your manager — „na tvojem mestu“ je razumljivo že tako.
would brez if. Glavni del živi tudi sam, kadar je pogoj jasen iz pogovora ali ga sploh ni: It would be nice to have a garden. — „Lepo bi bilo imeti vrt.“ I'd never do that. — „Tega ne bi nikoli naredil.“ Which city would you like to live in? To je ista neresničnost, le „če bi“ ni izrečeno. Zato would tako pogosto slišimo v sanjah, ocenah in vljudnih vprašanjih.
Še primeri:
| If I knew her number, I'd call her. | Ko bi vedel njeno številko, bi jo poklical. |
| If it wasn't so expensive, we'd go more often. | Ko ne bi bilo tako drago, bi hodili pogosteje. |
| I'd be happier if I didn't live so far from work. | Bil bi srečnejši, če bi živel bližje službi. |
| Would you live abroad if you could? | Bi živel v tujini, če bi lahko? |
Tako se ne reče. ✗ If I had more time, I will learn Italian → ✓ If I had more time, I'd learn Italian. Če je pogoj neresničen, je neresničen tudi glavni del: will k njemu ne sodi.
Preveri se. Kaj pomeni If I had a car, I'd drive to work: avto ima ali ne? Kako rečeš „na tvojem mestu ne bi skrbel“? Možnost zmage je skoraj nič — kako dokončaš If I ___ (win), I ___ (buy) a house?
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Napake govorcev slovenščine
prirejeno za vaš jezikwould v obeh delih
✗ If I would have more time, I would learn Italian
✓ If I had more time, I would learn Italian
Slovenski pogojnik ima „bi“ v obeh delih („če bi imel več časa, bi se učil italijanščine“), zato would zaide tudi za if. V angleščini would stoji samo v glavnem delu; za if njegovo vlogo opravi preteklik. Tudi „ko bi“ se tu prevede z if, ne z when.
„Na tvojem mestu“ dobesedno
✗ On your place I would talk to him
✓ If I were you, I'd talk to him
Slovensko zvezo bi radi prevedli besedo za besedo, a on your place se v angleščini ne reče. Obstaja in your position, običajna formula nasveta pa je If I were you.
Vejica pred if
✗ I'd learn Italian, if I had more time
✓ I'd learn Italian if I had more time
V slovenščini vejica pred „če“ stoji vedno. V angleščini jo pišemo samo, kadar je del z if na začetku (kot v A2 #27).
Izgovorjava
4 minwould se v trdilni povedi skrči v /d/: I'd learn /aɪd ˈlɜːn/. Na posluh ga od I learn loči en sam glas, zato se opri na if in preteklik v bližini: napovedujeta, da bo sledil would.
Polni would — /wʊd/, rima se z good, črke l ne izgovorimo. Poln in naglašen je v kratkem odgovoru: Yes, I would. V vprašanju in za samostalnikom, brez naglasa, je šibek — /wəd/: What would you do? /ˈwɒt wəd ju ˈduː/. wouldn't — /ˈwʊdnt/, brez samoglasnika med /d/ in /n/.
were v If I were you je nenaglašen — /wə/: /ɪf aɪ wə ˈjuː/. Naglas pade na you, na koncu nasveta pa glas pade: tako zveni prijateljsko in samozavestno.
Besedilo
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.
Vaje
30 min1. Vstavljanje.
- 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. Izbira.
- If it (rain) tomorrow, we (stay) at home. (povsem mogoče)
- If I (live) in London, I (go) to the theatre every week. (ne živim tam)
- If you (hurry), you (catch) the bus. (lahko ga še ujameš)
- If I (have) a garden, I (grow) vegetables. (vrta ni)
- If she (call) tonight, I (tell) her the news. (verjetno bo poklicala)
- If dogs (can) talk, they (tell) us a lot. (domišljija)
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3. Iskanje napak.
- 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 kot neresničen pogoj,
- 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. Razširi namig v nasvet
- 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 s celimi povedmi
— o sebi. Rešitve spodaj so zgled. 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 v angleščino.
1) Če bi imel več časa, bi se učil italijanščine. 2) Na tvojem mestu bi se pogovoril s šefom. 3) Kaj bi naredil, če bi zadel na loteriji? 4) Če bi živel ob morju, bi vsak dan plaval. 5) Če bi vedel njen naslov, bi ji pisal.
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Povzetek
Obravnavano
- pogojne povedi drugega tipa v vseh oblikah
- could namesto would
- preteklik kot odmik od resničnosti
- izbira med prvim in drugim tipom
- were za vse osebe
- nasvet z If I were you
Sledi lekcija 9: obžalovanje in želje.
Konec jedra
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Besedišče za kartice
15 besed- reader /ˈriːdə/ bralec
- nurse /nɜːs/ medicinska sestra, zdravstvenik
- properly /ˈprɒpəli/ kot je treba, pošteno
- market /ˈmɑːkɪt/ tržnica
- adventure /ədˈventʃə/ pustolovščina
- honestly /ˈɒnɪstli/ odkrito povedano
- mile /maɪl/ milja
- boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ dolgočasen
- safe /seɪf/ varen, zanesljiv
- advice /ədˈvaɪs/ nasvet
- evening course /ˈiːvnɪŋ kɔːs/ večerni tečaj
- lottery /ˈlɒtəri/ loterija
- win /wɪn/ zmagati, zadeti (dobitek)
- toothache /ˈtuːθeɪk/ zobobol
- apply for /əˈplaɪ fɔː/ prijaviti se na (delovno mesto)
Pisanje
Pet ali šest povedi: kaj bi počel, če ti eno leto ne bi bilo treba delati, in en nasvet prijatelju z If I were you.
Zgled
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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