[Grammar] How to use"Had I not~ "to make sentence? Is it the same as "If I had not"?

[azhu]

How to use"Had I not~ "to make sentence? Is it the same as "If I had not"?

Hi everyone, I'm not sure about the following usage, please help me:

Is using "Had I not..." the same way as "If I had not..."?
(e.g.
1. Had I not come and helped, you wouldn't have been able to make a meal.
2. If I hadn't come and helped, you wouldn't have been able to make a meal.)

Are these two sentences completely the same? Also, are they correct to say?
Thanks a lot!

 

[5jj]

Re: How to use"Had I not~ "to make sentence? Is it the same as "If I had not"?

1. Had I not come and helped, you wouldn't have been able to make a meal.
2. If I hadn't come and helped, you wouldn't have been able to make a meal.)

Are these two sentences completely the same? Also, are they correct to say?

The two mean exactly the same; the first is rather more formal.

 

[Rover_KE]

Re: How to use"Had I not~ "to make sentence? Is it the same as "If I had not"?

They are correct and mean the same to me.

Rover

 

[azhu]

Re: How to use"Had I not~ "to make sentence? Is it the same as "If I had not"?

Thank you very much! I finally know how to use this!:3