Language/Bulgarian/Grammar/Conditional-Mood
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In today's lesson, we will be discussing the conditional mood in Bulgarian. The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an unreal condition. It is also used to express politeness and courtesy.
Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS ..., GENERALIZING PRONOUNS ..., PERSONAL PRONOUNS β ΠΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ & Vowels.
Overview[edit | edit source]
The conditional mood in Bulgarian is formed by adding the suffixes -Π°, -Ρ, -Π΅, -ΡΠ΅ to the verb stem. The suffixes depend on the conjugation of the verb.
Conjugation[edit | edit source]
The conjugation of the verb determines which suffix is used.
- First conjugation: -Π°
- Second conjugation: -Ρ
- Third conjugation: -Π΅
- Fourth conjugation: -ΡΠ΅
Examples[edit | edit source]
Here are some examples of verbs in the conditional mood:
- ΠΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌ (to give): Π΄Π°Π²Π°Ρ Π° (I would give)
- ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡ (to speak): Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ Π° (I would speak)
- ΠΠΈΡΠ° (to write): ΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅Ρ Π° (I would write)
- Π‘Π²ΠΈΠ²Π°ΠΌ (to sew): ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅ (we would sew)
Usage[edit | edit source]
The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an unreal condition. It is also used to express politeness and courtesy.
For example:
- ΠΠΊΠΎ Π±ΡΡ ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅Ρ, Π±ΠΈΡ ΠΊΡΠΏΠΈΠ» Π½ΠΎΠ² Π°Π²ΡΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ». (If I were a millionaire, I would buy a new car.)
- ΠΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΠ» Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π½Π° Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π», Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅. (I would be able to help a friend if I had time.)
- ΠΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΠ» Π΄Π° Π²ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π½Π°, Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅. (I would be able to help you if you want.)
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Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- CARDINAL NUMERALS β ΠΡΠΎΠΉΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈ
- DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES β Π‘ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½ΡΠ²Π°Π½Π΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»Π°Π³Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅
- Questions
- SHORT POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS β ΠΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ
- Negation
- Future Tense
- DEFINITE ARTICLE OF NOUNS β Π§Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠ²Π°Π½Π΅ Π½Π° ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅
- Nouns
- DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS β ΠΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ
- Personal Pronouns
Sources[edit | edit source]