LingoflyԵթէ ունենայի…: how to say "if I had"
"If I had…, I would…" is built from two halves. After եթէ (yet'e) comes a form without կը (gə): ունենայի — if I had. This is the form for wishes, and ուզէի without կը (gə) works the same way. The other half takes the form with կը (gə): կը (gə) դիմէի — I would apply. For example: “Եթէ (yet'e) աւելի (aveli) փորձ (p'orts) ունենայի, կը (gə) դիմէի այդ (ayt) պաշտօնին” — If I had more experience, I would apply for this position.
How it works
"If I had…, I would…" is built from two halves. After եթէ (yet'e) comes a form without կը (gə): ունենայի (unenayi) — if I had. This is the form for wishes, and ուզէի without կը (gə) works the same way. The other half takes the form with կը (gə): կը (gə) դիմէի (gə timei) — I would apply.
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How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
how to say "if I had": how does it work in Western Armenian?
"If I had…, I would…" is built from two halves. After եթէ (yet'e) comes a form without կը (gə): ունենայի — if I had. This is the form for wishes, and ուզէի without կը (gə) works the same way. The other half takes the form with կը (gə): կը (gə) դիմէի — I would apply.
What does it look like in a Western Armenian example sentence?
“Եթէ (yet'e) աւելի (aveli) փորձ (p'orts) ունենայի, կը (gə) դիմէի այդ (ayt) պաշտօնին” (yet'e aveli p'orts unenayi, gə timei ayt bashdonin) — If I had more experience, I would apply for this position. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.