Meaning
Por exemplo, se uma pessoa diz "I wish I were a bird", ela está expressando o desejo de ser um pássaro, mesmo sabendo que não é possível. É uma forma de usar a imaginação para pensar em como seria se algo fosse diferente.
Na gramática inglesa, essa construção usa o verbo "to be" no passado subjuntivo, que para todas as pessoas é "were". Isso pode parecer estranho, especialmente porque "were" é geralmente usado com "you", "we", e "they", mas nesta expressão, é correto usá-lo com "I".
Em resumo, "I wish I were" é uma maneira de expressar desejos ou situações imaginárias que não correspondem à realidade atual, permitindo que você explore cenários diferentes de maneira criativa.
Today's Sentences
- I wish I were richer.
- I wish I were thinner.
- I wish I were younger.
- I wish I were on a beach.
- I wish I were running outside.
- Writer's Note
01
I wish I were richer.
Situation 1
Here’s your mail.
More bills.
What else is new?
O que mais é novidade?
Are you in a mood?
What’s going on?
O que está acontecendo?
I wish I were richer.
I’m so sick of paying bills.
Estou tão cansado de pagar contas.
Situation 2
I wish I were richer.
Don’t we all.
But I mean like super rich.
So rich that all you can do is spend.
Tão rico que tudo o que você pode fazer é gastar.
Would that really make you happier?
02
I wish I were thinner.
Situation 1
I wish I were thinner.
You look perfectly beautiful to me.
Is it about what others think?
É sobre o que os outros pensam?
Yes and no.
I wanna feel good about myself.
Eu quero me sentir bem comigo mesmo.
Maybe focus on your inner self and why you feel like you need to be thinner.
Situation 2
Look at these models.
I recognize some of them.
I wish I were thinner.
These models can wear whatever they want.
Essas modelos podem usar o que quiserem.
I think you look perfectly beautiful the way you are.
Isn’t that more important?
Isso não é mais importante?
03
I wish I were younger.
Situation 1
I'm starting to look middle aged.
No, you don’t.
You look very young for your age.
Você parece muito jovem para a sua idade.
I wish I were younger.
Well, how about wishing you could age gracefully instead of wishing for something that is impossible.
Situation 2
Should I go see a dermatologist?
Why?
Well, I wish I were younger.
I wish I looked younger too.
Gostaria de parecer mais jovem também.
I support you in any decision you make.
Even if that means going under the knife to look younger.
Mesmo que isso signifique passar por uma cirurgia para parecer mais jovem.
04
I wish I were on a beach.
Situation 1
I wish I were on a beach.
That sounds amazing.
Laying on the sand around sunset with a drink in one hand and a book in the other.
I’m looking at tickets, as we speak.
Situation 2
You’ve been so stressed these past few months.
Do you need to get away?
Você precisa de uma pausa?
I wish I were on a beach.
Tell you what.
I’ll send you to the beach, just choose if you’d rather go alone or together.
Vou te mandar para a praia, é só escolher se prefere ir sozinho ou acompanhado.
Together, of course!
05
I wish I were running outside.
Situation 1
Damn this weather.
I know.
It’s just too hot to go anywhere or do anything.
Está simplesmente quente demais para ir a qualquer lugar ou fazer qualquer coisa.
I wish I were running outside.
Let’s go for a run as soon as this heatwave dies.
Situation 2
I wish I were running outside.
You can run all you want when you get better.
This cast is so itchy.
Hopefully, you’ll recover fully from your broken leg.
Writer's Note
What is the difference between "were" and "was"?
"Were" and "was" are both past tense versions of the verb to be. But "were" is usually used in relation to second person singular and plural pronouns such as "you", "your", "yours". And a handful of times it could be used with first and third person plural pronouns such as "we", "they".
We use "was", on the other hand, when we’re using the first person singular pronoun or when using the third person singular such as "he" or "she".
For example, you wouldn’t say, "You was going to the gym". You would say, "You were going to the gym".
But you would say, "I was going to the gym" rather than "I were going to the gym."
In a nutshell, I wish I were = grammatically correct
