I have a question about grammar: why did you use "he were"

回答: 【周日游吟】还我布衣(双语)renqiulan2024-09-01 19:50:54

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instead of "he was"? -蓝灵- 给 蓝灵 发送悄悄话 蓝灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/01/2024 postreply 22:12:51

Even though "he" would normally take "was" in the indicative -renqiulan- 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/01/2024 postreply 22:17:49

mood ("he was"), in the subjunctive mood, "were" is used -renqiulan- 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/01/2024 postreply 22:18:35

instead to indicate that the situation is not real or -renqiulan- 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/01/2024 postreply 22:19:16

is contrary to reality. -renqiulan- 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 renqiulan 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 09/01/2024 postreply 22:19:43

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