Language/Sinhala/Grammar/Conditional-Mood

Sinhala Grammar - Conditional Mood

Hi Sinhala learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be discussing the conditional mood in Sinhala. The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an event that could happen in the future. It is also used to express a wish or a desire. We will look at how to form sentences in the conditional mood and how to use them in everyday conversations.

Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: How to Use "Be", Sinhala Grammar → Unit 8: Conversational Sinhala → Sinhala ..., Future Tense & Pronouns. == Forming Sentences in the Conditional Mood ==
The conditional mood is formed by using the verb කියන්න (kiyanna) which means "to do". To form a sentence in the conditional mood, you need to add the verb කියන්න (kiyanna) after the subject of the sentence. For example:

• මට කියන්න (Mata kiyanna) - I will do
  
• ඔයා කියන්න (Oya kiyanna) - You will do
  
• එය කියන්න (Eya kiyanna) - She will do
  
  

You can also use the verb කියන්න (kiyanna) with other verbs to form sentences in the conditional mood. For example:

• මට කරන්න කියන්න (Mata karanne kiyanna) - I will do it
  
• ඔයා දැන්වීමක් කියන්න (Oya danwimak kiyanna) - You will send a message
  
• එය පිළිතුරු කියන්න (Eya pilihutu kiyanna) - She will give answers
  
  

You can also use the verb කියන්න (kiyanna) with adjectives to form sentences in the conditional mood. For example:

• මට ආදර්ශනය කියන්න (Mata adarashnaya kiyanna) - I will be happy
  
• ඔයා ප්‍රසිද්ධයෙන් කියන්න (Oya prasiddayen kiyanna) - You will be successful
  
• එය ප්‍රතිචාරයෙන් කියන්න (Eya prathikharayen kiyanna) - She will be beautiful
  
  

== Using the Conditional Mood in Everyday Conversations ==
The conditional mood is often used in everyday conversations to express a hypothetical situation or an event that could happen in the future. For example:

• මට ඔබට ප්‍රතිචාර කියන්න නැති බැහැ (Mata obata prathikara kiyanna nathi baha) - I wouldn't be successful without you
  
• ඔයා මට ඉගෙන ගන්නා නැති බැහැ (Oya mata igena gannan nathi baha) - You wouldn't have found me without me
  
• එය ඔබට ඉගෙන ගන්නා නැති බැහැ (Eya obata igena gannan nathi baha) - She wouldn't have found you without you
  
  

The conditional mood is also used to express a wish or a desire. For example:

• මට ඔබට ප්‍රතිචාර කියන්න යුතුයි (Mata obata prathikara kiyanna yuthuyi) - I wish you success
  
• ඔයා මට ඉගෙන ගන්නා යුතුයි (Oya mata igena gannan yuthuyi) - You wish me to find you
  
• එය ඔබට ඉගෙන ගන්නා යුතුයි (Eya obata igena gannan yuthuyi) - She wishes you to find her
  
  

That's all for today's lesson on the conditional mood in Sinhala. We hope you have a better understanding of how to form sentences in the conditional mood and how to use them in everyday conversations.

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Other Lessons

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

Sources

• A Comprehensive Study on Sinhala and English Verbs