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Hypothetical sentences are those where the result may be or might have been true if the condition gets/would have been fulfilled. There are two main possibilities:
| Hypothetical sentences are those where the result may be or might have been true if the condition gets/would have been fulfilled. There are two main possibilities:
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* Present conditions, where the condition either might be fulfilled or just can't at all. They are similar in structure to real sentences with present tense conditions, but, if the condition is fulfillable, they differ in the fact that the condition, is not likely to happen, or is used as a warning. The condition (''pū-clause'') is always in the imperfective subjunctive; the second clause may be in the indicative (carrying an implicate result) or in the subjunctive (implying a wish). If the condition is impossible, then the second clause is always in the subjunctive: | * Present conditions, where the condition either might be fulfilled or just can't at all. They are similar in structure to real sentences with present tense conditions, but, if the condition is fulfillable, they differ in the fact that the condition, is not likely to happen, or is used as a warning. The condition (''pū-clause'') is always in the imperfective subjunctive; the second clause may be in the indicative (carrying an implicate result) or in the subjunctive (implying a wish). If the condition is impossible, then the second clause is always in the subjunctive: | ||
: ''lili mæn pū nanū nūlastān | : ''lili mæn pū nanū nūlastān gī lališire hāriu lgutētate.'' "if I had more money, I'd buy (perf. aspect) a new carpet." | ||
: ''lili mæn pū nanū nūlastān | : ''lili mæn pū nanū nūlastān gī chlǣcæm lilati.'' "if I had more money, I'd live (impf. aspect) better." | ||
: ''pū tami tuheiladom | : ''pū tami tuheiladom kitī āndriṣya.'' "if it were included in the [next] six-year plan, it would be built."
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: ''pū liliā bunā gērisa | : ''pū liliā bunā gērisa gī tami liliā bunā gu gī ša.'' "if my father were a lake, he wouldn't be my father." | ||
* Unfulfillable past conditions, where the condition could have been fulfilled in the past but wasn't. The ''pū-''clause is always in perfective subjunctive, while the other may be either imperfective or perfective depending on the meaning. | * Unfulfillable past conditions, where the condition could have been fulfilled in the past but wasn't. The ''pū-''clause is always in perfective subjunctive, while the other may be either imperfective or perfective depending on the meaning. | ||
: ''mei tati pū | : ''mei tati pū kulētate yaiva gātarirya.'' "if I had said 'yes', everything would be different (now)." | ||
: ''mei tati pū | : ''mei tati pū kulētate tami gu najēt ša.'' "if I had said 'yes', that wouldn't have happened." | ||
===Negatives=== | ===Negatives=== | ||