How to Use “As If” in English: Expressing Unreal Situations

Hindi Sentences:
वह ऐसे देखता है जैसे भूत देख रहा हो।
तुम ऐसे चलते हो मानो राजा हो।
वे ऐसे बोलते हैं जैसे सब कुछ जानते हों।

Description:
Learn how to translate Hindi phrases with “जैसे/मानो” into natural English using “as if” structure to describe unreal or hypothetical situations with proper grammar rules.

Rules (Structure):

✅ Subject + verb + as if + subject + were/V2 + object (for unreal situations)
✅ Use “were” for all subjects (I/he/she/it) in hypothetical cases
✅ For possible realities: as if + present tense

Sentence Formation:

  1. Present Unreal: Subject + V1 + as if + subject + were + complement
  2. Past Unreal: Subject + V2 + as if + subject + had V3 + complement
  3. Possible Reality: Subject + verb + as if + subject + present tense

Examples (Hindi & English):

No.Hindi SentenceEnglish Translation
1वह ऐसे देखता है जैसे भूत देख रहा हो।He looks as if he were seeing a ghost.
2तुम ऐसे चलते हो मानो राजा हो।You walk as if you were a king.
3वे ऐसे बोलते हैं जैसे सब कुछ जानते हों।They speak as if they knew everything.
4वह ऐसे हँसती है जैसे कोई मजाक सुन लिया हो।She laughs as if she had heard some joke.
5मैं ऐसे महसूस करता हूँ मानो तुम मेरे साथ हो।I feel as if you were with me.
6वह ऐसे पढ़ता है जैसे परीक्षा कल हो।He studies as if the exam were tomorrow.
7तुम ऐसे बर्ताव करते हो जैसे मैं तुम्हारा दास हूँ।You behave as if I were your slave.
8बच्चा ऐसे रोता है जैसे मारा गया हो।The child cries as if he had been beaten.
9वह ऐसे काम करता है मानो मशीन हो।He works as if he were a machine.
10तुम ऐसे बोल रहे हो जैसे सच में जानते हो।You’re speaking as if you actually know.
11वह ऐसे दिखता है जैसे बीमार हो।He looks as if he is sick.
12वे ऐसे खेलते हैं जैसे प्रैक्टिस की हो।They play as if they had practiced.
13मैं ऐसे थक गया हूँ मानो दौड़ लगाई हो।I’m so tired as if I had run a race.
14वह ऐसे चिल्लाती है जैसे खतरा हो।She screams as if there were danger.
15तुम ऐसे मुस्कुरा रहे हो जैसे कोई रहस्य जानते हो।You’re smiling as if you knew some secret.

5 Hindi Practice Sentences (Translate into English):

  1. वह ऐसे गाता है जैसे गायक हो।
  2. तुम ऐसे देख रहे हो मानो पहली बार देख रहे हो।
  3. वे ऐसे लड़ते हैं जैसे दुश्मन हों।
  4. मैं ऐसे महसूस करता हूँ जैसे कोई देख रहा हो।
  5. वह ऐसे बैठा है जैसे सो गया हो।
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