質問: 「as 副詞 as if」の「as」 問題集「仮定法」の章を見ていたら, i remember her smile as clearly as if i were looking at her now. という例文に出くわしました。 この,「as(1) 副詞 as(2) if」の「as(2)」は「as if」の「as」だと了解できますが,では「as(1)」は文法的にはいったいどう説明できるのでしょうか? お知恵を拝借させてください。
回答: 調べたわけではないのですが、僕は仮定法の as if は元来このような形をしていて僕らがあまりに前の as が欠落した形を見慣れてしまってるということなのかもしれないと思いました。前の as を省略すると普通の仮定法 as if です。 i remember her smile as clearly as if i were looking at her now. → i remember her smile clearly as if i were looking at her now. he speaks english as well as if he were an american . → he speaks english ( well) as if he were an american . もちろん bcktさん の文の最初の as はみなさんと同じで比較構文の as - as の一部で clealy にかかる副詞でしょう。後の as if は接続詞でしょう。 現実対現実の比較構文は she is as tall as he (is tall).のようですが 現実対空想・比喩のときはどうでしょうか.乱暴なたしざんすが・・。 i remember her smile as clearly as + as if i were looking at her now. as が重複します。英語では重複部はまとめる場合が多いので → i remember her smile as clearly as if i were looking at her now. 最初の as は clearly を修飾する副詞、 as if 仮定法の接続詞 、 as 原級 as if が 今の as if のもとの形ではないかと思いました。 * as if = as it should be if i were looking at her now .の略でしょう。 ながながと書きました。すみません。