Saturday, April 9, 2016

Leson despar (14)

The "conditional mood" ends in '-ir':  movir- would speak; esir - would be.

Its use is similar to the Russian conditional/subjunctive verb with the particle "by":  It denotes a condition contrary to fact:  It translates as past subjunctive and also the English "would X" (when "would" does NOT mean "used to"), sort of like a "future of the past."

an mi esir togi, mi esir maj pelaci.  If I were rich, I would be happier.
Ci ti esir pelaci, an ti begir pistolen de li?  Would you be happy if you received a letter from him?

tu vite ku galime  as fast as possible
kutel galime je tive the slowest possible.
An mi esir togi, mi rajsir pize  If I were rich, I would travel often.
Li axar  he believes, he thinks, he has the opinion
Li jedar he believes, assents to the truth of (something/someone)
Li jovar he believes, has faith in

1.  Kute ti dalir, an ti esir en sa jad?  Mi dalir kutel galime je enguse de sa tami ulicos.
2.  Ci ti jovir mien (ci ti mo jovir), an mi ketir a ti tuten?  Nu, Hero, mi nu jovir tien, oti atuto esar nisti.
3.  Kuten ti delir, an ti esir goti?  Mi zecir maj file kaj mi komir aje bone.
4.  Kutam ti rajsor ku tui minux?  Ni rajsor kutam ni esor maj togis.
5.  Kuti kenir sa ifansen an sa kajen idir dala en sa jad?  An li delir tuten, ni avir ali heren kutel kisten en sa kunen.
6.  Ci ti kerir nema atuti kuken?  Nu, mi nu kerir dela tuten, oti tutu ifikan, kutu luper ikien, nu matinkomer ajdene.
7.  Kutu kerir peva ojdene ku tui xinums?   Me ravir file pamoga zien, an mi avir maj xeri jasen, ale pecale mi pevar tu nexe ku mui kikuz.
8.  Ci tui tinad nu potir idana ku ni ojdene a sa koncerto  Nu, li nu potir, oti an li nu alasor en sa hus, li esor janki.
9.  Ci ti vite kuror en sa domat de mui dikad?  Anu, Hero, mi kuror tu vite ku galime.
10.  Ci ti kerir nema atuti du silidsen kaj geba zien a sa dajin?  Me ravir file dela ikien, an mi potir; ale mi nu esar tu ixiri ku ti axar.
11.  Ci tui pikat idanor ojdene a nui serkomo?  Li zixe idanir, an li nu esir janki;  ale lui janek esar maj ixiri ajdene cem iki eser ejdene, kaj mi nu axar ke li potor idana.

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