ABSTRACT
Si ' i f , discussed i n 15.3, forms the compounds si de cas, si per cas, per si, a l l o f wh ich convey the idea o f ' i n case' or ' i f by chance', and si (doncs) no 'unless' (34.1.2). A m o n g cond i t iona l sentences in Ca ta lan there is a loose basic d iv i s ion according to whether the verb i n the ' i f ' -clause (condition) is in the indicative (i) or in the (past) subjunctive (ii). This is determined by the nature o f the cond i t i on expressed in the cond i t ion clause, according to a general pattern described as follows:
(i) Indicative verb i n the cond i t ion clause: open condi t ions (34.2) fulfilled condi t ions (34.3)
(ii) Subjunctive verb in the cond i t i on clause: unfulfilled condi t ions (counterfactual, 34.4) hypothet ical condi t ions (counterfactual, 34.5)
34 .1 .2 E X C E P T I O N (NEGATIVE CONDITION)
'Unless ' , ' i f not ' is most frequently rendered by si no:
We w o n t do it unless you oblige us to.
