Language/Wolof/Grammar/Conditional-Mood

Wolof → Grammar → Conditional Mood

Hi Wolof learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be discussing the conditional mood in Wolof. The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an action that is dependent on another action. It is important to understand the conditional mood in order to communicate effectively in Wolof.

Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Static verbs, Conjugation, Adjectives & Tenses.

Formation of the Conditional Mood

The conditional mood is formed by adding the suffix -u to the verb stem. For example, the verb "to write" (def) becomes "defu" in the conditional mood.

Examples

• Defu - To write (conditional)
• Joxu - To eat (conditional)
• Xamu - To speak (conditional)

Usage of the Conditional Mood

The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an action that is dependent on another action. For example, if someone says "If I had money, I would buy a car", they are using the conditional mood.

Examples

• If I had money, defu nga borom - I would write a book (if I had money)
• If I had time, joxu nga ci xarit - I would eat this food (if I had time)
• If I had the opportunity, xamu nga ci wolof - I would speak Wolof (if I had the opportunity)

Conclusion

In this lesson, we discussed the formation and usage of the conditional mood in Wolof. We hope that you now have a better understanding of the conditional mood and can use it correctly in your conversations.

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Other Lessons

• Conjugation
• The possessive expressed by “U”
• Give your Opinion
• Enonciative pronouns
• Questions
• Conditional
• Simple negation
• Plural Nouns — Indefinite article
• Plural Nouns — Definite articles
• Negation

Sources

• Wolof: A grammatical sketch Stéphane Robert LLACAN, CNRS ...