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12.

 rü1 -i-o2   start2 writing2
     

13.

kheto1 to-io2 start eating2 rice1 (you have eaten other things so far)
     

14.

  pfo1 cü2 hu-io3 visit3 his1 house2 as a guest3 now
    (you have so far been to other places)
     

15.

  saba1 ba-io2 wear2 the shawl1 now (you’ve worn other clothes)
     

16.

 vinsent1 ve mo-ie2   Vincent1 no longer steals2
    (Vincent used to earlier)

3.4.6.15
 
The Subjunctive or Contrafactual
 
     The Subjunctive or Contra factual mood expresses a hypothetical action with an unfulfilled condition in the subordinate clause. It is marked by the freely variant -mo and -e following the future form of the verb. Note that -e is diaretic.
 
121 .1.  ni1 idu2 vu-li3 ai4 larü-na-i5 pi oi { le moe }6
          { le-e }
       
   

had yo come3 / if yo came3 yesterday2, I1 would have given6 (you) the book5

 
       
  2.

 idu-i1 ocü rü-li2 pfo3 vu mo-i

 { le moe }4
                                                                 { le-e }
       
   

had it rained/if it rained2 yesterday1 ,he3 would not have come 4

  
       
  3. pfo1 paas lo2 -li 3 pfo4 -pfo5 pfo-yi6 cülubvü/gori7 pi-oi                 { le-moe }8
                                      {  le-e }
       
    had4 he1 passed2/if3 he1 passed2 , his4 father5 would have given8 him6 (a) watch7  
       
  4. ni-no1 pfota-yi2 ko3 -li4 pfota5 -e6 zhü no shü-e7 vu-oi { le-moe }8
                         { le-e }
       
    had4 you1 invited3 them (excl.pl.)2/if4 you1 invited3 them (excl.pl.)2 ,  
       
    they (excl.pl.)5 would have come8 (tomorrow) by all means7  

3.4.6.16.
 		 The Conditional
    The Conditional mood, which occurs always in the suboridnate clause, is marked by -li, which may be reduplicated for intensification.
 
122 .1.  ni1 sodu2 vu3 mo4 -li-(li)5 ai6 ni-yi7 kasa so8 le9 moe10
    if5 you(sg.)1 do3 not4 come3 tomorrow2 , I6 will9 not10 be friends8 with you7
     
  2.  lopüi1 oshü2 so-li-(li3) ai4 pfo-yi5 da pi6 le7
    if3 she1 makes3 noise2 , I4 will7 spank6 her5
     
  3.  pfo1 larü modo2 mazhü3 -li-(li)4 paas so-lo5 le6
    If4 he1 studies2 well3 , (he) will6 pass5
     
  4.  oca1 make2 -li-(li)3 ai4 sho5 le6 moe7
    if3 (the) tea1 is cold2 , I4 will6 not7 drink5 (it)
     
  5.  ocü rü1 mazhü2 -li3 oro-sü4 zhü5 le6
    If3 it rains1 well2 , crops4 will6 be good 5

3.4.6.17.
 		 The Mood of Contingency
    The Contingency mood which expresses a remote, unlikely but distinctly possible condition is marked by -ili suffixed to the verb. Like the conditional mood, it occurs always in the subordinate clause and could be translated into English as ‘in case, in the event’
 
123. 1.  ocü (i) ru1 -ili(li)2 ta le mo shie3
    in case2 it rains1 , let us not go3
     
  2. ni1 pfosemüicü2 pra le3 -ili(li)4 ai5 e6 pra7 le8
    in case4 you1 go up3 to Pudunamai2 , I5 will8 come7 too6
     
  3.  lona1 ayi2 akuo3 lo le4 mo5 -ili(li)6 ai7 e8 mikrüli9 lo10 le11 moe12
    in case6 he1 does not5 come4 with3 me2 , I7 will11 not12 go down 10
     
    to Imphal9 either8
     
  4. ni1 pfo-yi2 kade3 - ili4 pfo5 he6 pe pi-hio7
    in case4 you (sg.)1 meet3 him2 , tell7 him5, 6

3.4.6.18.
 		 The Concessive or the Pseudo-conditional

     The Concessive or Pseudo-conditional mood which signals a pseudo-condition in the subordinate clause is marked by the (syllabic) concessive suffix -e. The condition is pseudo because it plays no role in determining what happens in the main clause.

 
 

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