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"if you wanted"What does it mean?
"You know, if you wanted to come hang out with me and my friends after school, I mean,
we honestly don't do anything, But if you wanted to come hang out with us..."here "If you wanted" What does it mean ?Why use the subjunctive mood ?
Mar 18, 2012 12:17 AM
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If you want to do something in the future, we would allow you.
If you wanted help with English for the next year, I would give you it.
"Do you want to?" Yes I do-
If you wanted to (if it was something you would like to do) you could, or we would for you etc
Does that help?
March 18, 2012
条件句可分为两类,一类为真实条件句,一类为非真实条件句。非真实条件句表示的是假设的或实际可能性不大的情况,故采用虚拟语气。 其他, 在表示虚假的、与事实相反的或难以实现的情况时,用虚拟语气,表示主观愿望或表示某种强烈情感时,也用虚拟语气。
March 18, 2012
I think it means "if you want to" now or in the future. It really is a way to say "If you want to". The speaker just has an odd way of expressing himself.
March 18, 2012
It is an offer. It suggests that their is nothing hindering a persons desires (in this case, of friendship.) If the desire exists, let it be the case in the future.
March 18, 2012
"If you wanted to hang out" is a very common phrase, kind of meaning, "If you could have been able to hang out" but with less words. English often tries to simplify sentences by using less words. A wordy sentence distracts the reader and listener more than a simpler one, but a balanced mix can be good too.
March 18, 2012
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