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Conditional Tense in Romanian
Conditional Tense in Romanian

Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn how to use the ¨CONDITIONAL MOOD¨ in Romanian. Feel free to edit this wiki page!

Happy learning! :)

Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Cases, Negation, Present Tense of Verbs & Imperative Form.

CONDITIONAL PRESENT[edit | edit source]

The conditional mood has two tenses: conditional present and conditional perfect.

It is formed by: the "a avea" second form auxiliary + the infinitive of the verb

Auxiliaries[edit | edit source]

  • Eu: aș
  • Tu: ai
  • El: ar
  • Noi: am
  • Voi: ați
  • Ei: ar

Example[edit | edit source]

A fugi (to run)

  • Eu aș fugi
  • Tu ai fugi
  • El ar fugi
  • Noi am fugi
  • Voi ați fugi
  • Ei ar fugi

CONDITIONAL PERFECT[edit | edit source]

It is formed of: the same auxiliary, + the "fi" auxiliary + the past participle of the verb

Example[edit | edit source]

A vrea (to want)

  • Eu aș fi vrut
  • Tu ai fi vrut
  • El ar fi vrut
  • Noi am fi vrut
  • Voi ați fi vrut
  • Ei ar fi vrut

EXAMPLE OF USE[edit | edit source]

Rule[edit | edit source]

  • FIRST PART OF THE PHRASE: THE VERB IN THE SUBJUNCTIVE IMPERFECT.
  • SECOND PART OF THE PHRASE: THE VERB IN THE CONDITIONAL TENSE.

Examples in several languages[edit | edit source]

NB: feel free to add you own language

English Romanian Portuguese French
IF I HAD MONEY,

I WOULD BUY

Dacă aș fi avut bani, aș fi cumpărat SE EU TIVESSE DINHEIRO,

EU COMPRARIA

Si j'avais de l'argent,

j'acheterais

IF YOU HAD MONEY,

YOU WOULD BUY

Dacă ai fi avut bani, ai fi cumpărat SE VOCÊ TIVESSE DINHEIRO,

VOCÊ COMPRARIA

Si tu avais de l'argent,

tu acheterais

IF HE HAD A CAR,

HE WOULD GO WITH YOU

Dacă ar fi avut mașină, ar fi mers cu tine SE ELE TIVESSE UM CARRO,

ELE IRIA COM VOCÊ

s'il avait de l'argent

il acheterait

IF WE HAD MONEY,

WE WOULD TRAVEL

Dacă am fi avut bani, am fi călătorit SE NÓS TIVÉSSEMOS DINHEIRO,

NÓS VIAJARÍAMOS

Si nous avions de l'argent,

nous acheterions

IF YOU (PLUR) HAD THE TICKET,

YOU (PLUR) WOULD GO

Dacă ați fi avut bilet, ați fi mers SE VOCÊS TIVÉSSEM O BILHETE,

VOCÊS IRÍAM

Si vous aviez de l'argent,

vous acheteriez

IF THEY HAD TIME,

THEY WOULD READ THE BOOKS

Dacă ar fi avut timp, ar fi citit cărțile IF ELES TIVESSEM TEMPO,

ELES LERÍAM OS LIVROS

S'ils avaient de l'argent,

ils acheteraient

Sources[edit | edit source]

https://www.reddit.com/r/romanian/comments/eiht1r/the_future_tense_and_the_conditional_mode_in/

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