Language/Scottish-gaelic/Grammar/Conditional-Mood

Scottish Gaelic Grammar - Conditional Mood

Hi Scottish Gaelic learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be exploring the conditional mood in Scottish Gaelic. The conditional mood is used to express hypothetical situations or events that may or may not happen in the future. It is an important part of the language and can help you express yourself more accurately and precisely.

Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: Personal pronouns, Negation, Adjectives & How to Use Be.

Overview

The conditional mood is formed by adding certain endings to the verb stem. The endings depend on the person and number of the subject. In this lesson, we will look at the different endings and how they are used.

Person and Number

The endings for the conditional mood depend on the person and number of the subject. The endings are as follows:

• First person singular: -ainn
• Second person singular: -eis
• Third person singular: -eadh
• First person plural: -eam
• Second person plural: -eabh
• Third person plural: -eadh

For example, the verb "to speak" (can) has the following forms in the conditional mood:

• First person singular: canainn
• Second person singular: caneis
• Third person singular: caneadh
• First person plural: caneam
• Second person plural: caneabh
• Third person plural: caneadh

Usage

The conditional mood is used to express hypothetical situations or events that may or may not happen in the future. For example:

• If I had more time, I would go to the beach. (First person singular)
• If you had more money, you would buy a car. (Second person singular)
• If he had more energy, he would go running. (Third person singular)
• If we had more money, we would go on holiday. (First person plural)
• If you had more time, you would go to the cinema. (Second person plural)
• If they had more energy, they would go hiking. (Third person plural)

It can also be used to express wishes or desires. For example:

• I wish I had more time. (First person singular)
• You wish you had more money. (Second person singular)
• He wishes he had more energy. (Third person singular)
• We wish we had more money. (First person plural)
• You wish you had more time. (Second person plural)
• They wish they had more energy. (Third person plural)

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Other Lessons

• Personal pronouns
• How to Use Be
• Future Tense
• How to Use Have
• Adjectives
• Give your Opinion
• Questions
• Pronouns
• Negation