"Jij komt, indien zij betaalt."
Translation:You come if she pays.
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Both "als" and "indien" can mean "if", in that context they are synonymous. However, "als" can also mean "when", whereas "indien" cannot.
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I am not a native Dutch speaker. But according to Duolingo, the conjunction "mits" is translated in English as "..., but only if...", so I guess it does really have an absolute conditional meaning.
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Simius is correct. Apart from the meaning, 'als' is a bit more colloquial, 'indien' is a bit more formal.
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Does this mean that there exists no grammatical difference between "als" and "indien"?
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Not in this context (as Simius said, 'als' can mean other things too).
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One of the first things I learnt during my in the Netherlands; everyone carries their own weight.
If someone invites you to an event, restaurant, bar, or wherever, the person who invited you doesn't pay for you. You pay for yourself.
When the English sentence uses as if - He acts as if nothing is wrong - Hij doet (als)of er niets aan de hand is
When the English sentence uses if/whether
- I wonder if/whether he comes - Ik vraag me af of hij komt
- I don't know if he did it - Ik weet niet of hij het gedaan heeft
- If/whether you like it or not - Of je het leuk vindt of niet
