Breakdown of Kung sakaling hindi umandar ang mikropono, kumanta tayo nang walang mikropono.
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Questions & Answers about Kung sakaling hindi umandar ang mikropono, kumanta tayo nang walang mikropono.
What does kung sakaling mean, and why not just use kung?
Kung by itself means if.
Kung sakaling also introduces a condition, but it adds a sense like:
- in case
- if it so happens that
- if by any chance
So kung sakaling hindi umandar ang mikropono feels a little more like preparing for a possible problem, not just stating a plain if condition.
Compare:
- Kung hindi umandar ang mikropono... = If the microphone doesn’t work...
- Kung sakaling hindi umandar ang mikropono... = In case the microphone doesn’t work / If it happens that the microphone doesn’t work...
What does umandar mean here? I thought it had something to do with moving.