If I had known… (third conditional)
ባውቅ ኖሮ… (third conditional)
Imagine a different past and its results, and talk about regrets.
How it works
Use the third conditional to imagine a different past and its result. These situations cannot change now.
የተለየ ያለፈ ጊዜንና ውጤቱን ለማሰብ third conditional እንጠቀማለን፤ እነዚህ ሁኔታዎች አሁን ሊለወጡ አይችሉም።
If + had + past participle, would have + past participle · If + had + ሦስተኛ ቅርጽ፣ would have + ሦስተኛ ቅርጽ
If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
ጠንክሬ ባጠና ኖሮ ፈተናውን አልፍ ነበር።
If we hadn't missed the bus, we wouldn't have been late.
አውቶቡሱ ባያመልጠን ኖሮ አናረፍድም ነበር።
In speech, would have sounds like would've. Never write would of.
በንግግር would have "would've" ይመስላል፤ ግን "would of" ብለው አይጻፉ።
Amharic ባጠና ኖሮ አልፍ ነበር is very close to the third conditional.
የአማርኛው "ባጠና ኖሮ አልፍ ነበር" ከthird conditional ጋር በጣም ይቀራረባል።
Examples
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If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
ጠንክሬ ባጠና ኖሮ ፈተናውን አልፍ ነበር።
If we had left earlier, we wouldn't have missed the flight.
ቀደም ብለን ብንነሳ ኖሮ በረራው አያመልጠንም ነበር።
She would have called you if she had known your number.
ቁጥርዎን ብታውቅ ኖሮ ትደውልልዎ ነበር።
If it hadn't rained, the match wouldn't have been cancelled.
ባይዘንብ ኖሮ ጨዋታው አይሰረዝም ነበር።
What would you have done if you had lost your passport?
ፓስፖርትዎ ቢጠፋብዎ ኖሮ ምን ያደርጉ ነበር?
I wouldn't have met my wife if I hadn't moved to Hawassa.
ወደ ሀዋሳ ባልሄድ ኖሮ ባለቤቴን አላገኛትም ነበር።