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jʌise ɑ-il oise-ɦi jɑ-o
as come-3SG.PST similarly-EMPH go-OPT

'As s/he came, may s/he go.' (010.509)
c. जइसे जी ओइसे िजओ ।

jʌise ji oise jio
jʌise ji-i oise ji-o

as live-3.FUT similarly live-OPT
'May s/he live as s/he can.' (010.515)

d. तू फे ल हो जा !

tu pʰel ɦo jɑ
tu pʰel ɦo jɑ
2SG.NOM fail be go.OPT.MH

'May you fail!' (Khatri, 2012:33)
10.4.5 Conditional (subjunctive) mood

Conditional or subjunctive mood is in contrast to declarative or imprerative
mood. It refers to the verb form or sentence/clause types, used in the expression in

subordinate clause. The conditional is occurred in 'hypothetical' construction. In
another word, in conditional or subjunctive mood, a sentence, consists of an

antecedent (or a condition) and a consequent.
(23) a. य>द समk मधेश एक pदेश होता त समk मधेश ब"भाषी pदेश रही ।

yʌdi sʌmʌɡrʌ mʌd ̤ es ek prʌdes ɦotɑ
yʌdi sʌmʌɡrʌ mʌd ̤ es ek prʌdes ɦo-ʌt bɑ

if whole Madhesh one province be-IMPF be.3SG.PRES

tʌ sʌmʌɡrʌ mʌd ̤ es bʌɦub ̤ ɑsi rʌɦi
tʌ sʌmʌɡrʌ mʌd ̤ es bʌɦub ̤ ɑsi rʌɦ-i
COND whole Madhesh multilingual live-3SG.FUT

'If the whole Madhesh is formed as a single province, it will be a
multilingual province.' (01.028)

b. ... एक टुकड़ा जमीन अगर रिहत त हम ओ म& काम करके कुछ उबजाके खइती ... ।
ek ʈukɽɑ jʌmin ʌɡʌr rʌɦit tʌ ɦʌm o mẽ

ek ʈukɽɑ jʌmin ʌɡʌr rʌɦ-it tʌ ɦʌm o mẽ
one piece land if live-3.PST.IRR COND 1SG.NOM that LOC

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