If it rains… (first conditional)
ቢዘንብ… (first conditional)
Talk about real possibilities in the future and what will happen.
How it works
Use the first conditional for real possibilities in the future and their results.
ወደፊት ሊሆኑ ስለሚችሉ እውነተኛ ሁኔታዎችና ውጤታቸው ለመናገር first conditional እንጠቀማለን።
If + present simple, will + verb · If + የአሁን ቀላል ጊዜ፣ will + ግስ
If it rains, we will stay at home.
ቢዘንብ ቤት እንቆያለን።
The if-part can come second: We'll stay at home if it rains.
የif ክፍሉ በኋላም ሊመጣ ይችላል።
unless = if not: Unless you hurry, you'll miss the bus.
unless = ካልሆነ፦ ካልፈጠኑ አውቶቡሱ ያመልጥዎታል።
Don't use will after if: If it rains, not If it will rain.
ከif በኋላ will አይጠቀሙ፦ If it rains እንጂ If it will rain አይደለም።
Examples
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If it rains tomorrow, we'll stay at home.
ነገ ቢዘንብ ቤት እንቆያለን።
If you study every day, you'll pass the exam.
በየቀኑ ካጠኑ ፈተናውን ያልፋሉ።
If the bus is late, I'll take a taxi.
አውቶቡሱ ከዘገየ ታክሲ እይዛለሁ።
She'll be angry if you forget her birthday.
የልደት ቀኗን ከረሱ ትቆጣለች።
What will you do if you don't get the job?
ሥራውን ካላገኙ ምን ያደርጋሉ?
If there's a power cut, we'll use candles.
መብራት ከጠፋ ሻማ እንጠቀማለን።
Unless you hurry, you'll miss the bus.
ካልፈጠኑ አውቶቡሱ ያመልጥዎታል።