Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Conditional-Mood
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In today's lesson, we will be discussing the conditional mood in Esperanto. The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an action that is dependent on another action. It is also used to express politeness and courtesy. We will look at how to form the conditional mood and when to use it.
Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons: Gender, Negation, Prefixe MAL— and Suffixe —IN & PREFIXES.
== Forming the Conditional Mood ==
The conditional mood is formed by adding the suffix -us to the verb stem. For example, the verb "esti" (to be) has the stem "est-" and the conditional form of this verb is "estus".
=== Examples ===
- Esti (to be) - Estus
- Paroli (to speak) - Parolus
- Skribi (to write) - Skribus
- Legi (to read) - Legus
== When to Use the Conditional Mood ==
The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an action that is dependent on another action. It is also used to express politeness and courtesy. For example, if you want to ask someone to do something, you can use the conditional mood to make your request more polite.
=== Examples ===
- Mi petus vin helpi min. (I would ask you to help me.)
- Se mi havus tempon, mi volus fari tion. (If I had time, I would want to do that.)
- Vi povus veni kun ni. (You could come with us.)
The conditional mood can also be used to express a wish or a desire. For example, if you want to express that you wish something was different, you can use the conditional mood.
=== Examples ===
- Mi dezirus ke ĉio estus pli facila. (I wish everything was easier.)
- Mi volus ke la vetero estus pli bona. (I wish the weather was better.)
- Mi esperus ke vi estus feliĉa. (I hope you would be happy.)
== Conclusion ==
In this lesson, we have looked at how to form the conditional mood and when to use it. We have seen that the conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an action that is dependent on another action. It is also used to express politeness and courtesy. We have also seen that it can be used to express a wish or a desire.
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Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Interrogative Sentences
- Past Participle in Esperanto
- Give your Opinion
- Verbs
- Possessive Case in Esperanto
- PREFIXES
- CONJUNCTIONS
- Plurals
- THE INTERROGATIVE
- Prefixe MAL— and Suffixe —IN
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