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===Conditional clauses=== | ===Conditional clauses=== | ||
:'''''I | Generally true statement: | ||
:''If it | :'''''I tøøh a barah, (coþ) gias a cnoo.''''' [or ''Tøøhor a barah, ...''] | ||
:''If it rains, (then) the grass is wet.'' | |||
Conditional on a possible future event: | |||
:'''''I tøøht a barah, faht gias a cnoo.''''' | :'''''I tøøht a barah, faht gias a cnoo.''''' | ||
:''If it rains [lit. if it will rain] the grass will be wet.'' | :''If it rains [lit. if it will rain] the grass will be wet.'' | ||
Hypothetical supposition/a less likely "if": | |||
:If it rained, the grass would be wet. | :If it rained, the grass would be wet. | ||
Counterfactual supposition: | |||
:Had it rained, the grass would have been wet. | :Had it rained, the grass would have been wet. | ||