Conditional Sentences in English and Kurdish: A Contrastive Study

Abstract

This research is to finding out the use, variations and
functions of English and Kurdish conditional sentences and also to
explore the similarities and differences between them.
The researcher uses the descriptive – qualitative method,
which is not designed to use statistical procedure but to explore
and describe the finding of the research. The method of analyzing
data is comparative analysis, which compares English and Kurdish
conditional sentences.
The research shows that there are some similarities and
differences between English and Kurdish conditional sentences.
They are: English and Kurdish conditional sentences can be
explained implicitly, without using the particle; they can be
explained by open and hypothetical conditional sentences; they
also have the same arrangement in explaining open and
hypothetical conditional sentences with their particles (in Kurdish)
and tense based on their types (in English). In English, tenses
handle the important role, while in Kurdish; their particles handle
an important role