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仮定法倒置かていほうとうち
最終確認日:
If を省いて助動詞を主語の前に出す仮定法。 Were I~ / Had I~ / Should ~。
最終確認日:
If を省いて助動詞を主語の前に出す仮定法。 Were I~ / Had I~ / Should ~。
仮定法倒置 (inversion of if) は、 if を省いて were / had / should を主語の前に出す形の 仮定法。 倒置 の一種。
| 倒置形 | 元の if 文 |
|---|---|
| Were I you, … | If I were you, … |
| Had I known ~, … | If I had known ~, … |
| Should you need ~, … | If you should need ~, … |
文語的・格式高い響きで、 入試長文・英字新聞で頻出。 if がないのに文頭が Were / Had / Should なら仮定法だと判断する。
たとえば Had I left home ten minutes earlier, I would have caught the train. は、If I had left home ten minutes earlier で始まる文から if を落として倒置にした形です。読むときは文頭の Had を見た時点で仮定法だと判断します。
試験では if の省略 + 倒置を見抜いて元の文に戻す書き換えが定番。 文頭の Were / Had / Should が合図。