← Back
Conditionals
Counterfactual and unreal past.
אִילּוּ לֹא הָלַכְתִּי בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא הַכֹּל הָיָה שׁוֹנֶה.
Had I not gone that day everything would have been different.
ilu lo halachti bayom hahu hakol haya shone.
אִילּוּ הִשְׁתַּדֵּל יוֹתֵר הָיָה מַשִּׂיג יוֹתֵר.
Had he tried harder he would have achieved more.
ilu hishtadel yoter haya masig yoter.
אִילּוּ יָדַעְתִּי מָה יִקְרֶה לְעוֹלָם לֹא הָיִיתִי מַסְכִּים.
Had I known what would happen I would never have agreed.
ilu yadati ma yikre le'olam lo hayiti maskim.
אִילּוּ הָיְתָה לִי הַהִזְדַּמְּנוּת הָיִיתִי עוֹשֶׂה אֶת זֶה אַחֶרֶת.
Had I had the chance I would have done it differently.
ilu hayta li hahizdamnut hayiti ose et ze acheret.
אִילּוּ הִקְשַׁבְתָּ לִי זֶה לֹא הָיָה קוֹרֶה.
Had you listened to me this would not have happened.
ilu hikshavta li ze lo haya kore.
אִילּוּ הִתְחַלְנוּ מוּקְדָּם יוֹתֵר זֶה הָיָה גָּמוּר עַד עַכְשָׁו.
Had we started earlier it would be done by now.
ilu hitchalnu mukdam yoter ze haya gamur ad achshav.
אִילּוּ הָיִיתִי בְּמָקוֹמוֹ הָיִיתִי עוֹשֶׂה אֶת אוֹתוֹ הַדָּבָר.
If I were in his place I would do the same.
ilu hayiti bemakom hu hayiti ose et oto hadavar.
אִילּוּ הָיָה לִי מַסְפִּיק כֶּסֶף הָיִיתִי קוֹנֶה אֶת הַבַּיִת הַהוּא.
Had I had enough money I would have bought that house.
ilu haya li maspiik kesef hayiti kone et habayit hahu.
אִילּוּ לֹא שָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת הַמִּכְתָּב הַהוּא אוּלַי לְעוֹלָם לֹא הָיִיתִי פּוֹגֵשׁ אוֹתָהּ.
Had I not sent that letter I might never have met her.
ilu lo shalachti et hamichtav hahu ulay le'olam lo hayiti pogesh ota.
אִילּוּ הֶמְתַּנְתָּ קְצָת הָיִיתָ מְקַבֵּל תּוֹצָאָה טוֹבָה יוֹתֵר.
Had you waited a little you would have got a better result.
ilu hemtanta ktzat hayita mekabel totzaa tova yoter.
אִילּוּ הַנְּסִיבוֹת הָיוּ נוֹחוֹת בְּוַדַּאי הָיִיתִי בָּא.
Had the circumstances been favourable I would certainly have come.
ilu hanasivot hayu nochot bevadai hayiti ba.
אִם יִנָּתֵן לִי הַסִּיכּוּי שׁוּב הָיִיתִי בּוֹחֵר בְּאוֹתוֹ הַדֶּרֶךְ.
If given the chance again I would choose the same path.
im yinaten li hasikhui shuv hayiti vocher be'oto haderech.
