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Lesson 9: |
| de kande | as soon as, since when |
| do | then, so (= therefore) |
| ecepte se | unless |
| e(d) | and |
| ka(d) | (question word) whether |
| kaze ke | in case |
| kondicione ke | on condition that |
| ke | that |
| lore ... lore | now ... then |
| ma | but |
| nam | for (= because) |
| nek | nor |
| nek ... nek | neither ... nor |
| o(d) | or |
| od ... od | either ... or |
| omnafoye ke | each time (that) |
| or | now (in argument) |
| por ne | lest (with infinitive) |
| por quo | what for? |
| pro quo? | why? |
| quale se | as though |
| quankam | although |
| quante min ... tante min, the less ... the less | |
| quante plu ... tante plu | the more ... the more |
| se | if |
| se ne | if not |
| se ... nur, nur se | provided that |
| sive ... sive | whether ... whether |
| tale ke | so that, in such a way that |
| tam longe ke | as long as |
| tam ofte ke | as often as |
| tamen | however, nevertheless, yet |
| tante ke | so much that |
| tante plu bone ke, all the better ... because | |
| tante plu ... ke | all the more ... that |
| time ke | for fear that |
| unfoye ke | once (that) |
| yen | here is, here are |
Ke as noted above means "that" as a subordinating conjunction. Unlike in English, this is never omitted in Ido. Also unlike English are the tenses that follow ke. In Ido, the tense that follows ke is the one that would be used by an observer in the timeframe of the tense given in the main clause. In Ido, the tense used is the one logically required, which does not always match the choice of tense in English. Note the differences in tense in the examples below.
Me vidis, ke el ploras.
I saw the she was crying.
Me savis, ke il venos.
I knew that he would come.
Me savis, ke il ja arivis.
I knew that he had already arrived.
Il dicis, ke se il esus tam alta kam me, il facile facus ito.
He said that if he were as tall as I, he would easily do that.
Se vu esos malada.
If you are ill.
Preparez chambro, pro la kazo se il venus
Prepare a room in case he comes (should come).