How do you use "Advanced 'there' Constructions" in a sentence?

There seems to be a problem. There appears to have been a misunderstanding. There happened to be a doctor in the audience. There remains one issue to discuss.

Advanced 'there' Constructions

Q: What does "Advanced 'there' Constructions" mean?

Complex existential sentences Beyond basic 'there is/are,' advanced uses include: 'There seems to be...' 'There appears to be...' 'There happened to be...' These add modality or aspect to existential statements.

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意味: Complex existential sentences

复杂的存在句

Oraciones existenciales complejas

複雑な存在文

복잡한 존재 구문

Beyond basic 'there is/are,' advanced uses include: 'There seems to be...' 'There appears to be...' 'There happened to be...' These add modality or aspect to existential statements.

除了基本的'there is/are'，高级用法包括：'There seems to be...' 'There appears to be...' 'There happened to be...' 这些为存在陈述添加情态或体貌。

Más allá del básico 'there is/are,' los usos avanzados incluyen: 'There seems to be...' 'There appears to be...' 'There happened to be...' Estos añaden modalidad o aspecto a las declaraciones existenciales.

基本的な「there is/are」を超えて、高度な用法には次のものがあります：「There seems to be...」「There appears to be...」「There happened to be...」これらは存在文にモダリティやアスペクトを加えます。

기본적인 'there is/are'를 넘어서, 고급 용법으로는 'There seems to be...' 'There appears to be...' 'There happened to be...' 등이 있다. 이러한 표현은 존재문에 양태나 양상을 추가한다.

例文

There seems to be a problem.
似乎有问题。
Parece haber un problema.
問題があるようです。
문제가 있는 것 같다.
There appears to have been a misunderstanding.
似乎有过误会。
Parece haber habido un malentendido.
誤解があったようです。
오해가 있었던 것으로 보인다.
There happened to be a doctor in the audience.
碰巧观众中有一位医生。
Resultó que había un médico en el público.
たまたま観客の中に医者がいました。
마침 관객 중에 의사가 있었다.
There remains one issue to discuss.
还有一个问题需要讨论。
Queda un asunto por discutir.
まだ議論すべき問題が1つ残っています。
아직 논의할 문제가 하나 남아 있다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: spoken, written, formal

トーン: tentative

✓ 正しい言い方

There appear to be several options.
似乎有几个选项。
Parece haber varias opciones.
いくつかの選択肢があるようだ。
몇 가지 선택지가 있는 것 같다.
There seems to have been an error.
似乎有过错误。
Parece haber habido un error.
エラーがあったようだ。
오류가 있었던 것 같다.
There tends to be confusion about this.
关于这一点往往会有混淆。
Tiende a haber confusión sobre esto.
これについては混乱しがちだ。
이것에 대해 혼란이 있는 경향이 있다.
There seems to be a problem.
似乎有个问题。
Parece haber un problema.
問題があるようです。
문제가 있는 것 같다.
There seems to be a mistake.
似乎有个错误。
Parece haber un error.
間違いがあるようです。
실수가 있는 것 같다.

✗ 間違った言い方

There seems being a problem. (use 'to be')
There seems being a problem.（应使用'to be'）
There seems being a problem. (usar 'to be')
There seems being a problem.（「to be」を使う）
There seems being a problem.（'to be'를 사용）
There is seeming a mistake. (wrong construction)
There is seeming a mistake.（结构错误）
There is seeming a mistake. (estructura incorrecta)
There is seeming a mistake.（構造が間違い）
There is seeming a mistake.（구조가 잘못됨）

起源と歴史

Modal existential constructions

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

このトピックの他の表現

Sluicing (ellipsis after wh-word) ★★★★★ Omitting everything after a question word so...that / such...that (result clauses) ★★★★★ Expressing degree with a result Extraposition ★★★★☆ Moving clause subjects to the end using 'it' Ellipsis ★★★★☆ Leaving out words that can be understood from context Pseudo-Cleft Sentences ★★★★☆ What/All/The thing...is constructions for emphasis Substitution with so/not/do ★★★★☆ Avoiding repetition by substituting or omitting