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===Conditional clauses=== | ===Conditional clauses=== | ||
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Conditional clauses that express a general truth use ''i'' + a verb in the present tense in the protasis. The form of ''i'' used with copular sentences with a zero copula is ''il''. | Conditional clauses that express a general truth use ''i'' + a verb in the present tense in the protasis. The form of ''i'' used with copular sentences with a zero copula is ''il''. | ||
:'''''I tøøh a ñwi, (coþ) gias a cnoo.''''' | :'''''I tøøh a ñwi, (coþ) gias a cnoo.''''' | ||
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:''If it rains, (then) the grass is wet.'' | :''If it rains, (then) the grass is wet.'' | ||
Also found in literary contexts with the same meaning: ''Tøøhor a barah, ...'' lit. 'Let it rain...' | Also found in literary contexts with the same meaning: ''Tøøhor a barah, ...'' lit. 'Let it rain...' | ||
====Future conditionals==== | ====Future conditionals==== | ||
Clauses describing something conditional on a possible future event use ''i'' + future tense: | Clauses describing something conditional on a possible future event use ''i'' + future tense: | ||