Talk:لو

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with a present-tense meaning (although normally translated in English with a past tense).[edit]

Hi, could sb. elaborate on this, adding some grammatical/academic reference for the reason thereof? Thanks in advance. Backinstadiums (talk) 18:39, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That's more of an observation about English (for example, "if they were here" refers to the present tense, even though "were" is a past tense form). It probably doesn't need to be mentioned here. --WikiTiki89 18:56, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

لَوْ كُنْتَ أَحْبَبْتَنِي‎ ― law kunta ʾaḥbabta-nī ― if you had loved me[edit]

HI, the meaning of كُنْتَ cannot be inferred from the entry for كان, therefore such a use should be added. Thanks in advance. --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:39, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]