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would
/wud/
 
v-aux.
 
1.
Def.: egkahamit seini ke eglalag ki te himu ne kenè ne malehet
You use would to talk about an action that is not real.
If I saw a snake, I'd [I would] run (just imagining).
Ke egpakakita a te uled, egpallahuy a.
If he knew the answer, he'd [he would] tell you (but he doesn't know the answer).
Ke natahaan [nataha͡an] din ka tabak, egkahiyan ka perem nikandin (piru warè din nataheyi ka tabak)
 
v-aux.
 
2.
Def.: egkahamit seini te pegbehey te minsan nekey wey ke pegkahi te senge etew te maaddat ne pegpeyimu te minsan nekey.
You use would to offer something or tell someone to do something politely.
Would you like a santol?
Egkeupian ka te santul?
Would you please sit down?
 
v-aux.
 
3.
Def.: layun eggimuwa (te miglihad)
MS: layun eggimuwa
If you say that someone would do something, you mean that it was their habit in the past.
When I was a child, my father would carry me on his shoulders.
Te batè e pad, egti-ti-angen a te amey ku.
Irreg.  will, would.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0026-0050
Status: ready

Last updated: 20/Sep/2012