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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.''''' | ||
:if | :if precipitate SPEC rain (then) wet SPEC grass | ||
:''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...' | ||
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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: | ||
:'''''I tøøht a ñwi, faht gias a cnoo.''''' | :'''''I tøøht a ñwi, faht gias a cnoo.''''' | ||
:if | :if precipitate-FUT SPEC rain be.FUT wet SPEC grass | ||
:''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.'' | ||
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Counterfactual suppositions use a different conjunction ''gab'', plus the present tense, and the apodosis uses a verb in the conditional tense: | Counterfactual suppositions use a different conjunction ''gab'', plus the present tense, and the apodosis uses a verb in the conditional tense: | ||
:'''''Gab tøøh a ñwi, liað gias a cnoo.''''' | :'''''Gab tøøh a ñwi, liað gias a cnoo.''''' | ||
:if_counterfactual | :if_counterfactual precipitate SPEC rain be.COND wet SPEC grass | ||
:If it rained, the grass would be wet. | :If it rained, the grass would be wet. | ||