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93 [ninety-three]

Subordinate clauses: if

Subordinate clauses: if

93 [deviņdesmit trīs]

Palīgteikumi ar vai

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I don’t know if he loves me. Es------u,------i---man----l. E- n------ v-- v--- m--- m--- E- n-z-n-, v-i v-ņ- m-n- m-l- ----------------------------- Es nezinu, vai viņš mani mīl. 0
I don’t know if he’ll come back. E- -ez-n-,--ai----- n--- -tp--aļ. E- n------ v-- v--- n--- a------- E- n-z-n-, v-i v-ņ- n-k- a-p-k-ļ- --------------------------------- Es nezinu, vai viņš nāks atpakaļ. 0
I don’t know if he’ll call me. E--nezinu-------i-š-m-----e--a--s. E- n------ v-- v--- m-- p--------- E- n-z-n-, v-i v-ņ- m-n p-e-v-n-s- ---------------------------------- Es nezinu, vai viņš man piezvanīs. 0
Maybe he doesn’t love me? Vai---ņš ma-i-mī-? V-- v--- m--- m--- V-i v-ņ- m-n- m-l- ------------------ Vai viņš mani mīl? 0
Maybe he won’t come back? V-i v-ņ---ā-- -t-aka-? V-- v--- n--- a------- V-i v-ņ- n-k- a-p-k-ļ- ---------------------- Vai viņš nāks atpakaļ? 0
Maybe he won’t call me? V---v-ņ- --- ---zva--s? V-- v--- m-- p--------- V-i v-ņ- m-n p-e-v-n-s- ----------------------- Vai viņš man piezvanīs? 0
I wonder if he thinks about me. Es----t----s--,-----viņ- d----p-- m--i? E- j------ s--- v-- v--- d--- p-- m---- E- j-u-ā-u s-v- v-i v-ņ- d-m- p-r m-n-? --------------------------------------- Es jautāju sev, vai viņš domā par mani? 0
I wonder if he has someone else. Es ja-tā-----v--vai ----m-i---ā-a -i--? E- j------ s--- v-- v---- i- k--- c---- E- j-u-ā-u s-v- v-i v-ņ-m i- k-d- c-t-? --------------------------------------- Es jautāju sev, vai viņam ir kāda cita? 0
I wonder if he lies. E--jaut--- s--, vai --ņ---el-? E- j------ s--- v-- v--- m---- E- j-u-ā-u s-v- v-i v-ņ- m-l-? ------------------------------ Es jautāju sev, vai viņš melo? 0
Maybe he thinks of me? Va- v----do---p-r ma-i? V-- v--- d--- p-- m---- V-i v-ņ- d-m- p-r m-n-? ----------------------- Vai viņš domā par mani? 0
Maybe he has someone else? Vai-viņa---r -ā---c---? V-- v---- i- k--- c---- V-i v-ņ-m i- k-d- c-t-? ----------------------- Vai viņam ir kāda cita? 0
Maybe he tells me the truth? Va- --------a p-tie----? V-- v--- s--- p--------- V-i v-ņ- s-k- p-t-e-ī-u- ------------------------ Vai viņš saka patiesību? 0
I doubt whether he really likes me. Es š---os,-v-i es-vi--m -at-eš-m pa-īk-. E- š------ v-- e- v---- p------- p------ E- š-u-o-, v-i e- v-ņ-m p-t-e-ā- p-t-k-. ---------------------------------------- Es šaubos, vai es viņam patiešām patīku. 0
I doubt whether he’ll write to me. Es-š-u-os---------š man-----tīs. E- š------ v-- v--- m-- r------- E- š-u-o-, v-i v-ņ- m-n r-k-t-s- -------------------------------- Es šaubos, vai viņš man rakstīs. 0
I doubt whether he’ll marry me. E- -a-bos,-v-i v--š-ma-i p-e--s. E- š------ v-- v--- m--- p------ E- š-u-o-, v-i v-ņ- m-n- p-e-ē-. -------------------------------- Es šaubos, vai viņš mani precēs. 0
Does he really like me? V-- ------am--a-i-šā- pa-ī--? V-- e- v---- p------- p------ V-i e- v-ņ-m p-t-e-ā- p-t-k-? ----------------------------- Vai es viņam patiešām patīku? 0
Will he write to me? Vai--i----a- r-k---s? V-- v--- m-- r------- V-i v-ņ- m-n r-k-t-s- --------------------- Vai viņš man rakstīs? 0
Will he marry me? Vai--iņ--m-n-----c-s? V-- v--- m--- p------ V-i v-ņ- m-n- p-e-ē-? --------------------- Vai viņš mani precēs? 0

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