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Conditional Sentences
Lesson 27 · משפטי תנאי
Hebrew has 3 conditional types, real (im), unreal (lu), and counterfactual (ilu). The word for "if" depends on whether the situation is possible (im), hypothetical (lu), or impossible/past (ilu).
3 types of "if", אִם (im) = if (real, possible) · לוּ (lu) = if (hypothetical, present/future) · אִלּוּ (ilu) = if (counterfactual, past, "had I known...").
Real Conditional with אִם (im)
Hypothetical with לוּ (lu)
Counterfactual with אִלּוּ (ilu)
"otherwise / unless" expressions
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