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Lesson 30: Temporal, Conditional, and Concessive Conjunctions

This lesson introduces conjunctions that express conditions and timing: "if," "while," "until," "when," and "although." It also covers several expressions that round out your ability to handle concession, universal conditions, and gradual progression. These add to the basic conjunctions (pea, ka/kae, ʻo, he), connecting whole clauses to express how two events relate to each other.

The word kapau means "if." It introduces a condition: something that may or may not happen.

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Lesson 29 · All 52 lessons · Lesson 31

The Tongan alphabet and pronunciation · Tongan greetings and what they mean · Tongan tense markers explained · Tongan word order · Saying "not" in Tongan · Tongan possessives · The Tongan ko pattern