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Some societies have a custome called the couvade. The couvade is ceremony in which the husband acts as if he is suffering from labor pains at the same time that his wife actually gives birth. Although no one seems able to explain fully the meaning of the couvade, there are several theories.

<질문>as if 다음에는 가정법절이 와야하는 것으로 알고 있는데요 (as if he suffered from 이나 as if he had suffered from) as if 다음에 가정법절이 아닌 다른 것이 온 것인가요? 감사합니다