Question

If English (to be) my native language, I (not to need) an interpreter talking to you now.

Answer 1

If English were my native language, I would not need an interpreter talking to you now. (second conditional)

Answer 2

Certainly! It seems like you're expressing a hypothetical situation where English is your native language. Let's break down the sentence:

"If English were my native language, I wouldn't need an interpreter to talk to you now."

Here's a detailed explanation:

1. "If English were my native language": This part sets up a hypothetical or unreal condition. It suggests that, in this imagined scenario, English is your native language.

2. "I wouldn't need": This indicates the consequence of the hypothetical condition. In this case, the consequence is that you wouldn't need something, and that something is specified in the next part of the sentence.

3. "an interpreter to talk to you now": This specifies what you wouldn't need in the hypothetical situation. It's an interpreter, which is someone who translates spoken words from one language to another.

Putting it all together, the sentence expresses that if English were your native language, you would not require an interpreter to communicate, and you could talk directly without any language barrier.