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Can anyone give me another example the same as the above sentence structure if it is hard to explain?

Hi Wu Xuan,

(1) 'Couldn't if I wanted to' does not mean 'even if I want to' because it is conditional-- s/he does not want to.

'I'm not going to vote, but I couldn't if I wanted to, because I am not registered.'


(2) 'Not if I kiss you first' is a playful way to express the fact that the speaker wants to kiss the other person. The form is common and can be used many ways:

'I'm going to see you at the party tomorrow'
'Not if I see you first'

This one is a playful way of saying 'maybe I don't want to see you'.