243. A conditional sentence dealing with "suppositions" concerning
events in present or future time is called a "less vivid condition"
("Less vivid", in contrast to factual conditions (240), which are
"vivid", because they deal with facts.), and the conditional mood
is used in both the assumption and the conclusion:
Se li vidus tion, li plorus,
if he should see that, he would weep.
Mi gxoje helpus vin, se mi povus,
I would gladly help you, if I could.
Se vi metus ilin sur la dorson de la azeno, gxi portus ilin,
if you should put them on the donkey's back, it would carry them.
La petola junulo turmentus la monahxon, se li revenus,
the mischievous youth would torment the monk, if he should return.
Se li estus kaptata, li estus punata,
if he should be caught, he would be punished.