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===Conditional Sentences=== | ===Conditional Sentences=== | ||
In '''Predicative conditionals''', where two statements of fact are made, the if-clause is preceded by ''o''<sup><small>S</small></sup> (''od'' before vowels) and the verb is in the present or perfect tense. | |||
* ''Od oov lawen, mi carav'' <br /> "If I am happy, I will sing" | |||
* ''O chredidh hunnedh, ti oov ankuwir'' <br /> "If you believe that, you are wrong" | |||
* ''Eth venggav o ruy gwelsamm'' <br /> "I will let you know if we have seen it" | |||
The negative is ''o ne''<sup><small>S</small></sup>. | |||
* ''O nes gudhet, ti oot vantach'' <br /> "If you don't know her, you are stupid" | |||
* ''Gwra rewbeth o ner essest edoyth'' <br /> "Make something, if you have not eaten yet" | |||
In '''Speculative conditionals''', which express hypothetical situations, the if-clause is preceded by ''pe'' and the verb of both clauses may be imperfect (present conditions) or pluperfect (past conditions). | |||
* ''Pes care, ev eryodhe'' <br /> "If he loved her, he would stay" | |||
* ''Pe aidhoun in er ti, mi gwraun voy'' <br /> "If I was at home, I would get more done" | |||
* ''Pe reboudhsout, ey loudhsem'' <br /> "If you had warned us, we would have stopped him" | |||
The negative is ''pe na''<sup><small>S</small></sup> (''pe nad'' before vowel-initial forms of ''bot/munet''). | |||
* ''Pe nad aidhun glav, mi dowun'' <br /> "If I were not ill, I would come" | |||
* ''Pe na lettrasse-hi mu teyssenn, es carsun edoyth'' <br /> "If she had not stolen my cake, I would still love her" | |||
===Subordination=== | ===Subordination=== | ||
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