Serais-je (en. Would i be)

/səʁɛ ʒə/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Translation: Used to ask a question about a condition or hypothesis.

Translation: Shall I be able to do it?

Serais-je capable de le faire ?

Translation: Used to express doubt or uncertainty.

Translation: Shall I be on the right path?

Serais-je dans le bon chemin ?

Translation: Used to project oneself into the future in terms of possibility.

Translation: Shall I be rich one day?

Serais-je riche un jour ?

Translation: Contraction of 'être' in the conditional present with the personal pronoun 'je'.

Translation: Shall I be able to...

Translation: Used to ask if an action is possible.

Serais-je en mesure de...

Translation: Shall I be welcome?

Translation: To know if one is accepted in a place.

Serais-je bienvenu ?

Translation: Shall I be too late?

Translation: To wonder if one has missed something.

Serais-je trop tard ?

Translation: am I

Translation: Interrogative form of 'I am'.

suis-je

Translation: shall be

Translation: Conditional form of the verb 'to be'.

serais

Translation: I will be

Translation: Future indicative of 'to be' for 'I'.

je serai

Translation: Vulgar expression to pose an existential question.

Translation: Shall I be an idiot?

Serais-je un idiot ?

Translation: Used to create a humorous atmosphere.

Translation: Shall I be the only one to have forgotten?

Serais-je le seul à avoir oublié ?