Tri fraze, s katerimi se v angleškem jeziku izražajo želje ali preference.

WOULD RATHER

Would rather je v angleškem jeziku uporabljen, da izraža preferenco, torej nekaj, kar bi imeli raje. Uporablja se z golim nedoločnikom (glagol brez predloga TO).

  •  Id rather go out for dinner. I’m hungry!
  • We went to the theatre yesterday. Today I would rather go to the cinema.
  • He‘d rather spend time on the beach.
  • would rather learn a new language than study math.
  • I‘d rather have fruit juice.
  • Would you rather stay at home?
  • Would they rather do homework tomorrow morning?

Would rather se lahko veže tudi na primerjalni veznik than, če imamo v stavku dva glagola sli predmeta med katerima se odločamo.

  • Would you rather work for Tom than for Mary?
  • She would rather play tennis than go horseback riding.

Would rather uporabljamo tudi, če izražamo, kaj ena oseba hoče za neko drugo osebo, da le-ta stori, torej kot nekakšno obliko želje.

  • I’d rather she didn’t come with us today.
  • Tim would rather Peter didn’t join the company.
  • would rather my son worked in finance.
  • Susan would rather Peter took a plane.
  • Would you rather he came with us to the meeting?
PREFER

Glagol prefer uporabljamo za izražanje dejstva, da nam je ena stvar oziroma aktivnost ljubša od neka druge. Pri tem uporabimo predlog TO.

  • prefer tea to coffee.
  • We prefer going by ferry to flying.

V primerjavi lahko uporabljamo tudi glagolske oblike, ne le samostalnika kot v zgornjih stavkih. Glagol je lahko to-nedoločnih ali glagolnik (končnica -ing).

  • She’s not keen on coffee. She prefers to drink tea.
  • or  She prefers drinking tea to coffee.
HAD BETTER (‘D BETTER)

Frazo had better uporabljamo, če se nanašamo na sedanjost ali prihodnost, da govorimo o dejanjih, za katere mislimo, da bi jih ljudje naj naredili oziroma katera so zaželena za specifično situacijo. Za sedanjik uporabljamo goli nedoločnik.

  • It’s five o’clock. I’d better go now before the traffic gets too bad.
  • She’d better get here soon or she’ll miss the opening ceremony.
  • I’d better not leave my bag there. Someone might steal it.
  • You’d better not tell Elizabeth about the broken glass – she’ll go crazy!
  • Hadn’t you better switch your computer off? It might overheat if you leave it on.

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