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Examples
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Mi ne scias; "ial" li foriros, sed "cxial" estus pli bone resti en Londono.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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Mi ne farus la eraron, se li antauxe dirus al mi la veron (aux, se li estus dirinta al mi la veron).
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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Mia ora ringo ne estus tiel longe sercxata, se gxi ne estus tiel lerte kasxita de vi.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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_Se vi tiel dirus, vi estus malprava_, if you said (were to say) thus, you would be wrong.
Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation William W. Mann
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-- Eble mi kurus ankoraux pli rapide, se miaj piedoj estus pli longaj kaj pli maldikaj; longa cigna kolo ornamus miri; pli largxa brusto pligrandigus miajn fortojn; kaj cxar vi destinis min por porti vian favoratan, homon, vi povus sur mian dorson meti pretan selon.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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In this case the verb must end with "- us", as, If I were well (which I am not) I should be happy (which also I am not), "Se mi estus sana, mi estus felicxa".
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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"Kvankam vi estus ricxa, mi dubas, cxu, vi estus felicxa", Though (supposing that) you were rich,
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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_Li diris, ke se li estus tiel granda, kiel mi, li facile farus tion_, he said that if he were as tall as I, he would easily do that.
Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation William W. Mann
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Se li ne estus tiel multe klariginta, eble li estus vivinta pli longan tempon.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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Se li estus kaptata, li estus punata, if he should be caught, he would be punished.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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