Language/Panjabi/Grammar/Conditional-Mood

Panjabi Grammar - Conditional Mood

Hi Panjabi learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be discussing the conditional mood in Panjabi. The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an unreal condition. It is also used to express a wish or a desire. We will look at how to form sentences in the conditional mood and when to use it.

After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Panjabi Grammar → Basic Sentence Structure → Subject-Object ..., Nouns and Pronouns, Gurmukhi Matra & Adjectives.

Formation

The conditional mood is formed by using the verb stem and adding the suffix ਤਾਂ/-ਤੇ/-ਤੀ/-ਤੇ to it. The suffix depends on the gender and number of the subject.

Masculine Singular

For masculine singular subjects, the suffix ਤਾਂ is added to the verb stem.

For example:

• ਪੜਦਾਂ - To read
• ਪੜਦਾਂਤਾਂ - If I read

Feminine Singular

For feminine singular subjects, the suffix ਤੀ is added to the verb stem.

For example:

• ਪੜਦੀ - To read
• ਪੜਦੀਤੀ - If I read

Masculine Plural

For masculine plural subjects, the suffix ਤੇ is added to the verb stem.

For example:

• ਪੜਦੇ - To read
• ਪੜਦੇਤੇ - If I read

Feminine Plural

For feminine plural subjects, the suffix ਤੇ is added to the verb stem.

For example:

• ਪੜਦੀਆਂ - To read
• ਪੜਦੀਆਂਤੇ - If I read

Usage

The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an unreal condition. It is also used to express a wish or a desire.

For example:

• ਅਗਲੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਮੈਂ ਅੱਜ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਾਲ ਗਿਆਨ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਆਨਕਾਰੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੋਤਾ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਹੋਤਾ - If I were to study with you next month, I would be happy.
• ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਗਿਆਨ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਆਨਕਾਰੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੋਤਾ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਹੋਤਾ - I would be happy if I were to study with you.

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Other Lessons

• Negation
• Questions
• Adjectives
• How to Use Be
• Nouns
• Future Tense
• Gender
• Pronouns
• Plural