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Ukrainian Grammar - Conditional Mood

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In today's lesson, we will be discussing the conditional mood in Ukrainian grammar. This is an important part of the language and understanding it will help you to communicate more effectively. We will look at how to form the conditional mood, when to use it, and some examples of its usage.

Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Verbs: Future Tense, Future Tense, How to Use Have & Prepositions.

Forming the Conditional Mood

The conditional mood is formed by adding the suffix -ло/-ла/-ло to the verb stem. The suffix changes depending on the gender and number of the subject. For example, the verb писати (to write) has the following forms in the conditional mood:

• писало (he/she/it wrote)
• писала (she wrote)
• писали (they wrote)

Verb Conjugation

The conjugation of verbs in the conditional mood follows the same pattern as other tenses. The endings for each person are as follows:

• Я -ло
• Ти -ло
• Він/Вона/Воно -ло
• Ми -ли
• Ви -ли
• Вони -ли

For example, the verb писати (to write) would be conjugated as follows:

• Я писало
• Ти писало
• Він/Вона/Воно писало
• Ми писали
• Ви писали
• Вони писали

When to Use the Conditional Mood

The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or a wish. It can also be used to express politeness or to make a suggestion.

Hypothetical Situations

The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation. For example:

• Якщо б він мав більше часу, він б прочитав книгу. (If he had more time, he would have read the book.)

Wishes

The conditional mood is also used to express wishes. For example:

• Я б бажав, щоб вона була щаслива. (I wish she were happy.)

Politeness

The conditional mood can also be used to express politeness. For example:

• Будь ласка, дайте мені це. (Please give me this.)

Suggestions

The conditional mood can also be used to make suggestions. For example:

• Ми могли б піти на прогулянку. (We could go for a walk.)

Examples

Here are some examples of sentences using the conditional mood:

• Якщо б вона знала, що я цього хочу, вона б мені допомогла. (If she had known what I wanted, she would have helped me.)
• Я б бажав, щоб вона була щаслива. (I wish she were happy.)
• Будь ласка, дайте мені це. (Please give me this.)
• Ми могли б піти на прогулянку. (We could go for a walk.)

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Other Lessons

• Nouns
• Cases
• Future Tense
• How to Use Be
• Adverbs of quality, quantity and manner
• Adverbs of quantity: how many
• Possessive Pronouns
• Negation
• Verb to like
• Declension of pronoun this

Sources

• Ukrainian grammar - Wikipedia
• ULP 3-119 | Conditional mood in Ukrainian - Ukrainian Lessons