Other conditionals

Posted by aziza

There are some particles which are generally regarded as conditionals, e.g. (لمَّا) and (كلَّما). However, they express a temporal relationship rather than a condition. There are still 2 actions that are related to each other by a temporal relationship, for example:

 

لمَّا سافرَ أخي، سافرتُ معه.

“When my brother traveled, I traveled with him.”

كلَّما سافرَ أخي، سَافرتُ معه.

“Whenever my brother traveled, I traveled with him.”

 

لمَّا يسافرُ أخي، أسافرُ معه.

“When my brother travels, I travel with him.”

كلَّما يسافرُ أخي، أسافرُ معه.

“Whenever my brother travels, I travel with him.”

 

Other particles that are used in this way express a spacial relationship, for example:

 

حيثما سافرَ أخي، سافرتُ معه.

“Wherever my brother traveled, I traveled with him.”

أينما سافرَ أخي، سافرتُ معه.

“Wherever my brother traveled, I traveled with him.”

 

حيثما يسافرُ أخي، أسافرُ معه.

“Wherever my brother travels, I travel with him.”

أينما يسافرُ أخي، أسافرُ معه.

“Wherever my brother travels, I travel with him.”

 

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