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Translation:Ikiwa wakioga tutaenda msikitini
January 10, 2019
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this is an excerpt from a book I bought.
(1) Factual conditional: kama/ikiwa “if (it is true that)”. a. Kama/Ikiwa unamwona, mwite “If you see him (now), call him” b. Kama/Ikiwa humwoni, mwite “If you don’t see him (now), call him”
(2) Probable conditional: -ki- “if”/-si-po- “if. . . not” a. Ukimuona, utampenda ~ Iwapo/Endapo utamwona, utampenda “If you see him, you will like him” b. Usipomuona, hutampenda ~ Iwapo/Endapo hutamwona, hutampenda “If you don’t see him, you will not like him”
Swahili Grammar and Workbook – Fidèle Mpiranya
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