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					Ce,[Vedic ced; ce=Lat.que in absque,ne-c,etc.,Goth.h in ni-h.see also ca 3] conditional particle “if," constructed either with Indicative (ito ce pi yojanasate,viharati even if he lived 100 y.from here D.I,117) or Conditional (tatra ce tumhe assatha kupitā D.I,3),or Potential (passe ce vipulaṁ sukhaṁ Dh.290).-- Always enclitic (like Lat.que) & as a rule placed after the emphasized word at the beginning of the sentence:puññañ ce puriso kayirā Dh.118; brāhmaṇo ce tvaṁ brūsi Sn.457.Usually added to pronouns or pron.adverbs:ahañ ce va kho pana ceteyyaṁ D.I,185; ettha ce te mano atthi S.I,116,or combd with other particles,as noce, yañce, sace (q.v.).Freq.also in combn with other indef.interrog.or emphatic particles,as ce va kho pana if then,if now:ahañ ce va kho pana pañhaṁ puccheyyaṁ D.I,117; ahañ ce va kho pana abhivādeyyaṁ D.I,125; api (pi) ce even if:api ce vassasataṁ jīve mānavo Sn.589.(Page 271)