What is the meaning of Kung di?

• A. Used to express a condition contrary to fact.
• B. To wait or anticipate something.
• C. To dive or plunge into water.
• D. To cut or trim something.

Answer: (A)

Kung di is used to introduce a hypothetical situation that did not actually happen, signaling a condition that is not the case and describing what would have followed if that condition were true. It literally means “if not” or “unless,” and it often frames a result as something that would be different from reality. For example, kung di siya nag-aral nang mabuti, di sana siya nakapasa — “If he hadn’t studied hard, he wouldn’t have passed.” This shows a condition that did not occur and a consequence that would have followed, which is the sense tested here. The other options describe actions like waiting, diving, or cutting, which are unrelated to expressing a hypothetical or contrary-to-fact condition.