Hypothetical / Imagined Situation
Is it real or imagined?
의미
A layer for imagined, conditional, wished, unreal, counterfactual, or not-yet-real situations.
알아보는 방법
Ask whether the sentence describes reality or an imagined possible world.
예시
if|would|wish|could|imagine
if I were|I wish|would go
If I had time, I would travel more.
Visual guide
REAL frame: what is true IMAGINED frame: IF... if I had time -> I would travel more E12 = possible/wish world
Where can E12 live? word: if / wish modal: would / could tense shift: if I were mood/form: irrealis form context: imagine... same job: not-real frame
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
Hypothetical and imagined situations use -면, -다면, -겠-, and wish-like patterns.
시간이 있으면 좋겠어요.
If there is time, would be good.
학습 언어에서는
English hypothetical meanings use past forms, modal verbs, conditionals, and would/could/might.
If I had time, I would go.
would go = hypothetical situation
Learners often mix real and hypothetical conditionals or overuse would in if-clauses.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.