Conditional sentences

أَتَمَنَّى

/ʼatamannaa/

Means

I wish/ I hope

أَتَمَنَّى أَنْ أُسافِرَ إِلى الأُرْدُنِ

/ʼatamannaa ʼan ʼusaafira ʼilaa ilʼurduni/

Means

I hope to travel to Jordan

أَتَمَنَّى ذَلِكَ

/ʼatamannaa THalika/

Means

I hope so

إِذا

/ʼiTHaa/

Means

If

“إِذا”

would be used for possibilities

The conditional sentence:

إِذا دَرَسْتَ نَجَحْتَ

/ʼiTHaa darasta najaHta/

If you study, you will succeed 

“إِذا+<u>Past tense</u> ,<u>Past tense</u>”

إِلَّا إِذا

/ʼillaa ʼiTHaa/

Means

Unless

لَنْ تَنْجَحَ في الإِمْتِحانِ إِلَّا إِذا دَرَسْتَ

/lan tanjaHa fee ilʼimtiHaani ʼillaa ʼiTHaa darasta/

Means

You will not pass the exam unless you study

لَوْ

/law/

Means

If

would be used to show a fact that would have happened in the past if it is done under certain conditions

Example:

لَوْ قَرَأْتَ هَذا الكِتابَ لَفَهِمْتَ

/law qaraʼta haTHaa ilkitaaba lafahimta/

Means

If you read this book, you would have understood

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