Meaning
「Have you seen」は英語で過去に何かを見たかどうかを尋ねる際に使われる表現です。この表現は特に、現在完了形という時制を使用しており、過去の経験や出来事が現在にどのように関連しているかを示します。
例えば、何かを失くした友人に「Have you seen my keys?」と尋ねる場合、それは「私の鍵を見たことがありますか？」という意味で、過去に鍵を見たことがあるかどうかを確認しています。この場合、鍵が見つかる可能性を探るためにこの表現を使います。
使い方:
ポイント:「Have you seen」は過去の出来事が現在に影響を与えている場合に使用されるため、単なる過去形とは異なります。現在の状況や状態についての情報を補完する役割を持っています。
Today's Sentences
- Have you seen my phone?
- Have you seen Peter?
- Have you seen the statistics on birth rate?
- Have you seen any good movies lately?
- Have you seen the newest AR glasses?
01
Have you seen my phone?
Situation 1
What are you looking for?
Have you seen my phone?
You lost your phone again?
I know.
I should just keep it one spot.
一か所に留めておくべきですね。
Situation 2
Have you seen my phone?
Here, let me call it for you.
I think it’s in my bag!
You seem to lose track of your phone a lot.
02
Have you seen Peter?
Situation 1
You forgot to get this document signed.
Did I?
Sorry about that.
申し訳ありません。
Have you seen Peter?
He could probably help you.
彼はおそらくあなたを助けてくれるでしょう。
I’ll page him.
Situation 2
Have you seen Peter?
No, I haven’t.
Is it urgent?
急ぎでしょうか？
No, but I do need to confirm something with him.
Let me give him a call to see where he’s at.
03
Have you seen the statistics on birth rate?
Situation 1
This country is in economic crisis.
Really?
Why do you think so?
どうしてそう思うのですか？
Have you seen the statistics on birth rate?
I saw an article the other day but didn’t think much of it.
Situation 2
What do you think about the standard of living now?
It’s definitely very high compared to previous decades.
Have you seen the statistics on birth rate?
I did.
I’m sure it’s a downside to the high quality of life now.
今の高い生活の質には、確かにデメリットもあると思います。
04
Have you seen any good movies lately?
Situation 1
Have you seen any good movies lately?
No, I haven’t.
They don’t make them like they used to.
今では昔のようには作られていません。
I agree.
Everything is so over the top nowadays.
Situation 2
Have you seen any good movies lately?
Movies are overrated.
Why do you think that?
You could invest all that money into more meaningful pursuits.
05
Have you seen the newest AR glasses?
Situation
Have you seen the newest AR glasses?
No, what’s so great about them?
The quality of digital content has been significantly upgraded.
Really?
I’d love to try them out.
試してみたいです。
