Unreal conditions (لو ... لـ)

QuestionAnswer
if (hypothetical/unreal)
لوlaw
then (conditional response)
لla
to invent
اخترعikhtara'a
vaccine
لقاحliqâh
If the scientist had discovered the disease, she would have invented the vaccine.
لو اكتشفت العالمة المرض، لاخترعت اللقاح.law iktashafat al-'âlimah al-marad, lakhtara'at al-liqâh.
epidemic
وباءwabâ'
to die
ماتmâta
If the epidemic had arrived, many people would have died.
لو وصل الوباء، لمات كثير من الناس.law wasala al-wabâ'u, lamâta kathîrun mina an-nâsi
the wheel
عجلةajala
invention
اختراعikhtirâ'
technology
تكنولوجياtiknûlûjiyâ
If the wheel had been a new invention, technology would have been slow.
لو كانت العجلة اختراعا جديدا، لكانت التكنولوجيا بطيئة.law kânati al-ajalatu ikhtiraan jadîdan, lakânati at-tiknûlûjiyâ baṭî'atan
microscope
مجهرmijhar
cell
خليةkhaliyyah
If the researcher had used the microscope, she would have seen the cell.
لو استخدمت الباحثة المجهر، لرأت الخلية.law istakhdamati l-bâhithatu l-mijhara, lara'ati l-khaliyyata
If he had wanted to invent the wheel, he would have used technology.
لو أراد أن يخترع العجلة، لاستخدم التكنولوجيا.law 'arâda an yakhtari'a al-ajalata, lastakhdama at-tiknûlûjyâ
If the patient had taken the vaccine, he would have survived the epidemic.
لو أخذ المريض اللقاح، لنجا من الوباء.law akhadha al-marîdu al-liqâha, lanajâ mina al-wabâ'i
If the engineer had read the book, he would have understood the new invention.
لو كان المهندس قد قرأ الكتاب، لفهم الاختراع الجديد.law kâna al-muhandisu qad qara'a al-kitâba, lafahima al-ikhtirâ'a al-jadîda
If the doctor had lost the microscope, the cell would have died.
لو فقد الطبيب المجهر، لماتت الخلية.law faqada at-tabîbu al-mijhara, lamâtati al-khaliyyah
If this invention had been important, the scientist would have seen the cell.
لو كان هذا الاختراع مهما، لرأى العالم الخلية.law kâna hâdhâ al-ikhtirâ'u muhimman, lara'â al-'âlimu al-khaliyyata.
If the woman had studied technology, she would have invented an important invention.
لو درست المرأة التكنولوجيا، لاخترعت اختراعا مهما.law darasati al-mar'atu at-tiknûlûjyâ, lakhtara'ati ikhtirâ'an muhimman.
If technology had arrived, everyone would have survived.
لو وصلت التكنولوجيا، لنجا الجميع.law wasalati t-tiknulujyâ, lanajâ l-jami
If she had wanted to see the cell, she would have had to use the microscope.
لو أرادت أن ترى الخلية، لكان يجب أن تستخدم المجهر.law arâdat an tarâ al-khaliyyata, lakâna yajibu an tastakhdima al-mijhara.
If the nurse had obtained the wheel, she would have sent the vaccine before the epidemic.
لو حصلت الممرضة على العجلة، لأرسلت اللقاح قبل الوباء.law hasalati al-mumarridatu 'alâ al-'ajalati, la'arsalati al-liqâha qabla al-wabâ'i