Conditionals (-nang / Nœttang) Flashcards
Conditionals are formed by adding the ending -nam (pronounced - nang)
If (you) can
Puluwan-nang
Conditionals are formed by adding the ending -nam (pronounced - nang)
If (you) want
Õne-nang
Conditionals are formed by adding the ending -nam (pronounced - nang)
If (you) like
Kœmati-nang
Conditionals are formed by adding the ending -nam (pronounced - nang)
If (you’re) tired
Mahansi-nang
Conditionals are formed by adding the ending -nam (pronounced - nang)
If (you’re) hungry
BaDəgini-nang
Conditionals are formed by adding the ending -nam (pronounced - nang)
If ( I/you) go/are going
Yanəva-nang
Conditionals are formed by adding the ending -nam (pronounced - nang)
if (he/she) comes / is coming
Enəva-nang
Conditionals are formed by adding the ending -nam (pronounced - nang)
If (he/she) is there
Innəva-nang
Conditionals are formed by adding the ending -nam (pronounced - nang)
If (you) have
Tiyenəva-nang
More complex conditionals can be made by adding the same endings to the past tense and by adding the ending -ot to the stem of the past tense
If (you) went
Giyot
More complex conditionals can be made by adding the same endings to the past tense and by adding the ending -ot to the stem of the past tense
If (you) went/ had gone
Giyā-nang
Puluwan-nang ennə
Come if you can
Mahansi-nang ennə epā
Don’t come if you’re tired
Yanəva-nang kiyannang
I’ll tell you if I’m going
Bœri-nang kamak nœ
Never mind if (you) can’t
Madi-nang kiyannə
Tell me if it’s not enough
Koemati-nang bonnə
Drink it if you like
Gedərə innəva-nang yamu
If they’re at home let’s go
Tiyenəva-nang salli dennə
Give me the money if you have it
Āvot honday
Good if you came (you should come)
Āva-nang honday
Good if you came OR : good if you had come (you should have come)
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
BaDəgini nœttang
If (you’re) not hungry
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
Kœməti nœttang
If (you) don’t like
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
Õne nœttang
If (you) don’t want
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
Danne nœttang
If (you) don’t know
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
Yanne nœttang
If (you/I) don’t go
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
Giye nœttang
If (you) didn’t go / if (you) hadn’t gone
Nœttang is also the normal way of saying ‘or’ ( meaning or else / otherwise)
Tē nœttang kõpi
(Either) tea or coffee
Salli nœttang kamak nœ
Never mind if you don’t have the money
Gedərə nœttang monəva kərannədə?
What to do if they’re not at home?
Enne nœttang maTə vœDə kərannə bœ
If you don’t come I can’t do the work
Tērenne nœttang kiyannə
Tell me if you don’t understand
ApiTə kiwwe nœttang
If you hadn’t told us
Behet bonne nœttang sanīpə venne nœ
You won’t get better unless you drink the medicine
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
Adə nœttang heTə karannang
I’ll do it today or tomorrow
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
Kannə! Nœttang baDəgini vey
Eat! Otherwise you’ll be hungry
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
Salli dennə! Nœttang
Give the money! Or else…
The negative conditional (if not/unless) is noettang:
HeTə enəvadə? Nœttang?
Are you coming tomorrow? - Otherwise? (= of course!)
