Phrase · 💡 Giving advice
Se eu estivesse no seu lugar, aceitaria a proposta.
If I were in your shoes, I’d accept the offer.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- Se → estivesse: trigger
- eu → estivesse: subject
- no → lugar: preposition
- aceitaria → proposta: object
Mot à mot : “If I were in-the your place, (I) would-accept the proposal.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1estivesse: imperfect subjunctive of estar, built from estiveram. Imperfect subjunctive →
- 2Se + imperfect subjunctive, then the conditional (aceitaria): an unreal situation. Conditional sentences: real and unreal →
Variantes
- No seu lugar, eu aceitaria a proposta.
- Se eu fosse você, aceitava.
- Eu aceitaria, se fosse você.