Izražanje strinjanja ali nestrinjanja v angleščini naj ne bi bil noben problem, kajne? Vsaj na prvi pogled izgleda tako. Pa vendar so napake še vseeno zelo pogoste.
Besedici either in neither se v angleškem jeziku uporabljata za strinjanje s sogovorčevimi nikalnimi izjavami. Formula je enostavna:
NEITHER + POMOŽNI GLAGOL (BE ali HAVE oziroma MODALNI GLAGOL) + OSEBEK.
ali
OSEBEK + POMOŽNI GLAGOL (BE ali HAVE oziroma MODALNI GLAGOL) + EITHER.
Pomožni glagol v odgovoru se mora ujemati s slovničnim časom v izhodiščnem stavku sogovorca. To bo mogoče lažje razumeti iz tabele in primerov v njej. Glagoli so v odebeljenem tekstu.
OSEBA A |
OSEBA B (neither) |
OSEBA B (either) |
| I am not hungry. | Neither am I. | = I’m not (hungry) either. |
| You aren’t trying. | Neither are you. | = You aren’t (trying) either. |
| I don’t need help. | Neither do I. | = I don’t (need help) either. |
| Tom doesn’t like beer. | Neither does David. | = David doesn’t (like beer) either. |
| I wasn’t happy. | Neither was I. | = I wasn’t (happy) either. |
| They weren’t invited. | Neither were we. | = We weren’t (invited) either. |
| I didn’t like the film. | Neither did I. | = I didn’t (like it) either. |
| I can’t swim. | Neither can I. | = I can’t (swim) either. |
| I couldn’t see her. | Neither could I. | = I couldn’t (see her) either. |
| She won’t be home. | Neither will I. | = I won’t (be home) either. |
| I wouldn’t eat that. | Neither would I. | = I wouldn’t (eat it) either. |
| I shouldn’t worry. | Neither should I. | = I shouldn’t (worry) either. |
| They haven’t worked. | Neither have I. | = I haven’t (studied) either. |
| He hadn’t finished. | Neither had I. | = I hadn’t (finished) either. |
POMNI!
Kot lahko opazite iz zgornjih stavkov se neither vedno veže s trdilno obliko glagola, medtem ko se either veže z nikalno obliko.
Včasih boste kje zasledili tudi sledečo strukturo:
NOR + POMOŽNI GLAGOL + OSEBEK
A: I wasn’t ready.
B: Nor was I (=Neither was I.)
Za strinjanje s sogovorčevimi trdilnimi izjavami, uporabimo besedico TOO ali uporabite sledečo formulo:
SO + POMOŽNI GLAGOL + OSEBEK
A: I’m really hungry.
B: Me too! ali So am I!
