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Hindi translation: Use of the word "Were"

02:32 Jan 17, 2009

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what should we use with "i" was/were in making sentences of wish
like i wish i were a millionaire or
i wish i was a millionaire
please steer me in right direction, as you all always do.or tell me the best site for grammatical section, so i could learn it

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Hindi translation:Use of the word "Were"

Explanation:
You should use I were.

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Mohd Shahid Akhtar
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Local time: 18:49

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5 +2

Use of the word "Were"

Mohd Shahid Akhtar

5 +1

I wish if i were a millionaire! is correct

Sushan Harshe

the use of were is correct as per the grammar rules

Manmohan Kaur

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Use of the word "Were"

Explanation:
You should use I were.

Example sentence(s):

If I were king, I would have have made you my chied advisor.

Mohd Shahid Akhtar
India
Local time: 18:49
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Hindi

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2 hrs confidence:

i wish i were a millionaire or iwish i was a millionaire the use of were is correct as per the grammar rules

Explanation:
the use of the subjunctive "were" is more formal. I wish I was is merely accepted as an erosion of some of the rules of grammar.

Example sentence(s):

If I were you..............

Manmohan Kaur
United States
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of:

Hindi,

Punjabi
PRO pts in category: 4

4 days confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

i wish i were a millionaire is also incorrect! I wish if i were a millionaire! is correct

Explanation:
We usually use the subjunctive were instead of "was" after if (and other words with similar meaning).

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Note added at 4 days (2009-01-21 12:16:08 GMT)
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We sometimes hear things like "if I were you, I would go" or "if he were here, he would tell you". Normally, the past tense of the verb "to be" is: I was, he was. But the if I were you structure does not use the past simple tense of the verb "to be". It uses the past subjunctive of the verb "to be". In the following examples, you can see that we often use the subjunctive form were instead of "was" after "if"

Example sentence(s):

If I were younger
अगर मै जवान होता

Reference: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-subjunctive.htm

Sushan Harshe
India
Local time: 18:49
Native speaker of:

Hindi

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