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93 [ninety-three]

Subordinate clauses: if

Subordinate clauses: if

93 [novantatré]

Frasi secondarie con se

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I don’t know if he loves me. Non--- se m- ---. Non so se mi ama. N-n s- s- m- a-a- ----------------- Non so se mi ama. 0
I don’t know if he’ll come back. Non-so s------r--. Non so se ritorna. N-n s- s- r-t-r-a- ------------------ Non so se ritorna. 0
I don’t know if he’ll call me. N---so--- -i--el--o--. Non so se mi telefona. N-n s- s- m- t-l-f-n-. ---------------------- Non so se mi telefona. 0
Maybe he doesn’t love me? Chi-s--s- -i---a. Chissà se mi ama. C-i-s- s- m- a-a- ----------------- Chissà se mi ama. 0
Maybe he won’t come back? C---sà----ri-or-a. Chissà se ritorna. C-i-s- s- r-t-r-a- ------------------ Chissà se ritorna. 0
Maybe he won’t call me? Ch--s--s- -- -e----na. Chissà se mi telefona. C-i-s- s- m- t-l-f-n-. ---------------------- Chissà se mi telefona. 0
I wonder if he thinks about me. M- --i--o s- m- pe--i. Mi chiedo se mi pensi. M- c-i-d- s- m- p-n-i- ---------------------- Mi chiedo se mi pensi. 0
I wonder if he has someone else. Mi-ch-ed- ---abbi- -n’alt-a. Mi chiedo se abbia un’altra. M- c-i-d- s- a-b-a u-’-l-r-. ---------------------------- Mi chiedo se abbia un’altra. 0
I wonder if he lies. M- chi----se -e---. Mi chiedo se menta. M- c-i-d- s- m-n-a- ------------------- Mi chiedo se menta. 0
Maybe he thinks of me? Ch--sà -e mi-p-ns-. Chissà se mi pensa. C-i-s- s- m- p-n-a- ------------------- Chissà se mi pensa. 0
Maybe he has someone else? Ch-ssà se h--un’a-tra. Chissà se ha un’altra. C-i-s- s- h- u-’-l-r-. ---------------------- Chissà se ha un’altra. 0
Maybe he tells me the truth? Chi--- -e ---e -a-ve--tà. Chissà se dice la verità. C-i-s- s- d-c- l- v-r-t-. ------------------------- Chissà se dice la verità. 0
I doubt whether he really likes me. D-b-t--c---m--vog--- -er-me-te --ne. Dubito che mi voglia veramente bene. D-b-t- c-e m- v-g-i- v-r-m-n-e b-n-. ------------------------------------ Dubito che mi voglia veramente bene. 0
I doubt whether he’ll write to me. D---to---e -- scriva. Dubito che mi scriva. D-b-t- c-e m- s-r-v-. --------------------- Dubito che mi scriva. 0
I doubt whether he’ll marry me. D---t- che m---pos-. Dubito che mi sposi. D-b-t- c-e m- s-o-i- -------------------- Dubito che mi sposi. 0
Does he really like me? C--ss- s-----am- ver--e---. Chissà se mi ama veramente. C-i-s- s- m- a-a v-r-m-n-e- --------------------------- Chissà se mi ama veramente. 0
Will he write to me? C--ssà se----sc-iv-. Chissà se mi scrive. C-i-s- s- m- s-r-v-. -------------------- Chissà se mi scrive. 0
Will he marry me? Ch--s- -e -i ----a. Chissà se mi sposa. C-i-s- s- m- s-o-a- ------------------- Chissà se mi sposa. 0

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