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Subjunctive



Loglan has a nice approach to the subjunctive:
http://www.loglan.org/Articles/mia-subjunctives.html

It seems to me that we need a two-tier approach for ceqli, however.

If he were alive, he'd watch this tv show.
If he is alive, he's watching this tv show.

So, we need a modifier that means:  "In the counterfactual world that" and
another that means "In the possible world that."

(I know that the second one trespasses on the meaning of "vabu," but that's
a conjunction, not a modifier, and it will be interesting to see which is
used more or if a subtle difference in meaning or emphasis arises).

For the first, I propose "bwi" from the russian:

Bwi ke da ji, da xaw cide telikel.
In the counterfactual world that he is alive, he is watching this tv show.

And the second, "ha" from the Hungarian:

Ha ke da ji, do xaw cide telikel.
If he's alive, he's watching this tv show.

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