Phrase · 💡 Giving advice
Se eu fosse você, falava com o chefe.
If I were you, I’d talk to the boss.
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Se1conjonctionifeupronomI1re pers. sing. · sujetfosse2verbewereser · subjonctif · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.vocêpronomyou3e pers. sing. · sujet,falava3verbewould talkfalar · imparfait · 1re pers. sing.comprépositionwithodéterminantthemasc. · sing. · définichefenombossmasc. · sing..
- Se → fosse: trigger
- eu → fosse: subject
- falava → com: preposition
Mot à mot : “If I were you, (I) talked with the boss.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Se + imperfect subjunctive = an unreal condition: I am not you. Conditional sentences: real and unreal →
- 2fosse: imperfect subjunctive of ser (foram → fosse). Spanish fuera. Imperfect subjunctive →
- 3falava: in speech the imperfeito replaces the conditional falaria. Both are correct; falaria is the written one. Conditional sentences: real and unreal →
Variantes
- Se eu fosse você, falaria com o chefe.
- No seu lugar, eu falava com o chefe.
- Eu, no seu lugar, falaria com o chefe.