serais-je

would I be

→ être
phrase Rare #38,695
would I be The first-person singular conditional form of être used with inversion in questions; it can also express a tentative or hypothetical question.
FR: Serais-je capable de résoudre ce problème ?
EN: Would I be able to solve this problem?

Quand serais-je à Tokyo au plus tôt?

When will I be in Tokyo at the earliest?

Serais-je en mesure de le faire?

Would I be able to do it?

Serais-je ici si je l'avais pris?

Would I be here if I had taken it?

Serais-je à sa place, je n'abandonnerais pas encore.

If I were in his shoes, I wouldn’t give up just yet.

Pourquoi serais-je jaloux?

Why would I be jealous?

Pourquoi ne serais-je pas vaniteuse?

Why wouldn't I be vain?

— Devdas (2002)