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+AD4- Subject: Subjunctive +AD4- +AD4- It seems to me that we need a two-tier approach for ceqli, however. +AD4- If he were alive, he'd watch this tv show. +AD4- If he is alive, he's watching this tv show. +AD4- +AD4- So, we need a modifier that means: +ACI-In the counterfactual world that+ACI- and +AD4- another that means +ACI-In the possible world that.+ACI- +AD4- +AD4- For the first, I propose +ACI-bwi+ACI- from the russian: +AD4- Bwi ke da ji, da xaw cide telikel. +AD4- In the counterfactual world that he is alive, he is watching this tv show. +AD4- And the second, +ACI-ha+ACI- from the Hungarian: +AD4- Ha ke da ji, do xaw cide telikel. +AD4- If he's alive, he's watching this tv show. +AD4- I appreciate the difference well, and the sugggestions seem reasonable to me. Go for it. John