英語ではI amをI’m、is not をisn’t というように単語同士をつなげて短縮することがあります。
特に口語ではこのように短縮された形がよく使われ、同様に発音も短縮されので、慣れていないと聞き取れないことがあります。
ここでは、主語+be動詞や否定形を中心に よく使われる短縮形をまとめて一覧にしましたのでしっかり覚えておくようにしましょう。
一人称単数の短縮形
| 通常 | 短縮形 |
|---|---|
| I am | I’m |
| I will | I’ll |
| I would | I’d |
| I should | I’d |
| I could | I’d |
| I had | I’d |
| I have | I’ve |
一人称複数の短縮形
| 通常 | 短縮形 |
|---|---|
| We will | We’ll |
| We would | We’d |
| We should | We’d |
| We could | We’d |
| We had | We’d |
| We have | We’ve |
二人称単数[複数]の短縮形
| 通常 | 短縮形 |
|---|---|
| You are | You’re |
| You will | you’ll |
| You would | You’d |
| You should | You’d |
| You could | You’d |
| You had | You’d |
| You have | You’ve |
*二人称の単数と複数の主語はYouのみです。
三人称単数の短縮形
| 通常 | 短縮形 |
|---|---|
| He is | He’s |
| He has | He’s |
| She is | She’s |
| She has | She’s |
| It is | It’s |
| That is | That’s |
| He will | He’ll |
| She will | She’ll |
| He would | He’d |
| He should | He’d |
| He could | He’d |
| He had | He’d |
| She would | She’d |
| She should | She’d |
| She could | She’d |
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