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Conditional Clauses Type 3 (Part - I)

Type 3: In this type we make wishful thinking to the contrary. అంటే జరిగిన దానికి విరుద్ధంగా జరిగి ఉంటే బాగుండేది అనే ఆలోచన. In other words, something has happened. You wish it could have happened differently. కానీ వాటిని మార్చలేం .We will talk about situations which are not possible to change at the time of speaking (i.e. too late). దీన్ని మనం తెలుగులో ‘అయితే’ ‘ఉండివుంటే’ ‘కాకుండా ఉంటే’ అనే పదాలతో వాడతాం. eg. అతనికి ఈత వచ్చి ఉంటే మునిగి పోయే వాడు కాదు. eg. అతనికి ఈత రాకుండా ఉంటే మునిగి పోయేవాడు. తెలుగులో ఇలా వాడతాం.
  Eg. If he had driven carefully, he would not have met with an accident.
  In this type we talk about a past event and its consequence. The effect of contrary (opposite) [ఇంకో విధంగా అని] meaning is achieved through the use of "had'' [జరగకుండా ఉన్నట్లయితే, కాకుండా ఉన్నట్లయితే]. In the second part of the sentence, we have to insert negation if there is no negation in the original clause. That is how we can get contrary meaning. Look at the following example. అంటే వాక్యం అర్థం మారకూడదు

The boy pulled its tail. The cat scratched him. If the boy had not pulled its tail, the cat would not have scratched him. (But the fact is that the boy pulled its tail and the cat had scratched the boy.)

The policeman was fat. So, he couldn't run after the thief.
  Eg: If the policeman had not been fat, he could have run after the thief.
  [ఇక్కడ could వాడతాం. Could అనేది capability గురించి మాట్లాడేటప్పుడు వాడతాం. Would అనేది intention గురించి వాడతాం.]

AIDMK party withdrew its support to NDA government. As a result, its government fell through.  [irregular verbs వచ్చినప్పుడు, perfect formని జాగ్రత్తగా వాడాలి. Fallen through బదులు, fell through అని కొంతమంది రాస్తారు.]

If AIDMK party had not withdrawn its support to NDA government, its government would not have fallen through.

He bought a bike for easier mobility. But he put on weight.
 If he had not bought a scooter for easier mobility, he would not have put on weight.

The train driver was not alert. So, he could not avert the accident
  If the train driver had been alert, he could have averted the accident.

The new bride did not know how to cook well. As a result, the poor husband was hungry all the time.
  If the new bride had known how to cook well, the poor husband would not have been hungry all the time. 

I have learnt how to swim recently. Otherwise, I too would drown.
  If I had not recently learnt how to swim , I too would have drowned.

Look at the following sentences. As we have mentioned earlier, the contrary meaning is derived with the use of "had''. [మొదటి had వ్యతిరేక అర్థం రాబట్టడానికి. రెండోది have/hasలకు perfect form.] Please remember that the perfect form of "have/has' is also "had'. Do not get confused if you have to use "had" two times in a clause.

We have a good new car. So, we travelled so far without any problem. మ్రాకు మంచి కొత్తకారు ఉండి ఉండకపోతే, అంత దూరపు ప్రయాణాన్ని ఎటువంటి సమస్యలు లేకుండా గడిపి ఉండే వాళ్లం కాదు]
  If we had not had a new car, we couldn't have travelled so far without any problem. (first "had" is the conditional had and the second one is the perfect form of the verb "have")

The couple did not have enough money. So, they rented a small house.
  If the couple had had enough money, they would not have rented a small house. [ఇందులో మొదటి had Conditional Clauseలో తప్పక ఉండేది, రెండో had, main verb haveకి perfect form. 

Suyodhan had too big an ambition. It led to Kurukshetra war.
  If Suyodhan had not had too big an ambition, it would not have led to Kurukshetra war.
Published date : 20 Sep 2019 01:51PM

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