Usage of "if I were"

[Dineshkumar]

can anyone explain the usage of "were" in a first person singular form "I" ?
ex:if were the prime minister .........
so i came to know this "were" is a subjunctive word .
what is a subjunctive ?
explain please ?

[Beeesneees]

If I were... expresses something that is not the case, but indicates what would happen if that was the case.

If I were prime minister, I would... But you are not prime minister. You are only imagining what you would do in that scenario.
If I were younger... but you aren't
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[Dineshkumar]

but it's grammatically right ?

[Beeesneees]

Yes.
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[Dineshkumar]

thank you mam ,then one more doubt , how to learn this grammar properly , whether it is very important to learn basic grammars first ?

[Beeesneees]

Many people have dropped the use of were and use 'if I was' instead, so I would say there were greater priorities than this.
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[Dineshkumar]

k mam ,
thanks

[Torsten]

Hi, you might also be interested in this: If I were you vs. if I was you?

TOEIC listening, question-response: What's your phone number, please?

[Dineshkumar]

nice topic sir !
thanks for the response .