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The past tense of the conditional mood is used to express an action that under certain conditions would supposedly take place in the past but did not. It is formed by using the past subjunctive mood and adding the letter “կ” in front of the word. | The past tense of the conditional mood is used to express an action that under certain conditions would supposedly take place in the past but did not. It is formed by using the past subjunctive mood and adding the letter “կ” in front of the word. | ||
==How is formed the Past Conditional of the Conditional Mood in Armanian?== | ===How is formed the Past Conditional of the Conditional Mood in Armanian?=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! colspan="2" |Գրել | |||
! colspan="2" |Կարդալ | |||
|- | |||
|ես կգրեի | |||
|մենք կգրեինք | |||
|ես կկարդայի | |||
|մենք կկարդայինք | |||
|- | |||
|դու կգրեիր | |||
|դուք կգրեիք | |||
|դու կկարդայիր | |||
|դուք կկարդայիք | |||
|- | |||
|նա կգրեր | |||
|նրանք կգրեին | |||
|նա կկարդար | |||
|նրանք կկարդային | |||
|} | |||
===Examples: Past Conditional of the Conditional Mood in Armanian=== | ===Examples: Past Conditional of the Conditional Mood in Armanian=== | ||
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===How is formed the Negative of the Past Conditional (Conditional Mood) in Armanian?=== | ===How is formed the Negative of the Past Conditional (Conditional Mood) in Armanian?=== | ||
To form the negative of the past conditional tense, the third person singular of the past subjunctive is used along with the past of the auxiliary verb “to be.” | To form the negative of the past conditional tense, the third person singular of the past subjunctive is used along with the past of the auxiliary verb “to be.” | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! colspan="2" |Գրել | |||
! colspan="2" |Կարդալ | |||
|- | |||
|ես չէի գրի | |||
|մենք չէինք գրի | |||
|ես չէի կարդա | |||
|մենք չէինք կարդա | |||
|- | |||
|դու չէիր գրի | |||
|դուք չէիք գրի | |||
|դու չէիր կարդա | |||
|դուք չէիք կարդա | |||
|- | |||
|նա չէր գրի | |||
|նրանք չէին գրի | |||
|նա չէր կարդա | |||
|նրանք չէին կարդա | |||
|} | |||
===Examples: Negative of the Past Conditional (Conditional Mood) in Armanian=== | ===Examples: Negative of the Past Conditional (Conditional Mood) in Armanian=== | ||
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2) Նա մեզ չէր զանգի, եթե իմանար, որ մենք այստեղ ենք։ She would not call us, if she knew that we were here. | 2) Նա մեզ չէր զանգի, եթե իմանար, որ մենք այստեղ ենք։ She would not call us, if she knew that we were here. | ||
The negative conditionals (both past and future) are also used for polite requests. | The negative conditionals (both past and future) are also used for polite requests. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/sites/slaviccenters.duke.edu/files/handbook_of_armenian.pdf | https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/sites/slaviccenters.duke.edu/files/handbook_of_armenian.pdf | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/The-Past-Perfect-Tense|The Past Perfect Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/Imperative-Mood|Imperative Mood]] | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/Negative-Pronouns|Negative Pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/Present-Continuous-Tense|Present Continuous Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/The-Past-Subjunctive-Mood|The Past Subjunctive Mood]] | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]] | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/The-Verb-to-Have|The Verb to Have]] | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/The-Definite-Article|The Definite Article]] | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/Participles|Participles]] | |||
* [[Language/Armenian/Grammar/This,-That-and-the-Other-One|This, That and the Other One]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 27 March 2023
Conditional Mood > Past Conditional in Armenian
Conditional Mood[edit | edit source]
The conditional mood has two tenses:
Past Conditional[edit | edit source]
What is the Past Conditional of the Conditional Mood in Armanian?[edit | edit source]
The past tense of the conditional mood is used to express an action that under certain conditions would supposedly take place in the past but did not. It is formed by using the past subjunctive mood and adding the letter “կ” in front of the word.
How is formed the Past Conditional of the Conditional Mood in Armanian?[edit | edit source]
| Գրել | Կարդալ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ես կգրեի | մենք կգրեինք | ես կկարդայի | մենք կկարդայինք |
| դու կգրեիր | դուք կգրեիք | դու կկարդայիր | դուք կկարդայիք |
| նա կգրեր | նրանք կգրեին | նա կկարդար | նրանք կկարդային |
Examples: Past Conditional of the Conditional Mood in Armanian[edit | edit source]
Here are sentences that use past conditional:
1) Ես կզրուցեի նրա հետ, եթե իմանայի այդ դեպքի մասին: I would talk to her if I knew about that incident.
2) Նրանք անպայման կօգնեին մեզ, եթե մենք նրանց խնդրեինք։ They would definitely help us, if we asked them.
How is formed the Negative of the Past Conditional (Conditional Mood) in Armanian?[edit | edit source]
To form the negative of the past conditional tense, the third person singular of the past subjunctive is used along with the past of the auxiliary verb “to be.”
| Գրել | Կարդալ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ես չէի գրի | մենք չէինք գրի | ես չէի կարդա | մենք չէինք կարդա |
| դու չէիր գրի | դուք չէիք գրի | դու չէիր կարդա | դուք չէիք կարդա |
| նա չէր գրի | նրանք չէին գրի | նա չէր կարդա | նրանք չէին կարդա |
Examples: Negative of the Past Conditional (Conditional Mood) in Armanian[edit | edit source]
1) Ես ոչինչ չէի ասի, եթե իմանայի, որ դա գաղտնիք է։ I would not say anything, if I knew that it was a secret.
2) Նա մեզ չէր զանգի, եթե իմանար, որ մենք այստեղ ենք։ She would not call us, if she knew that we were here.
The negative conditionals (both past and future) are also used for polite requests.
1) Ներողություն, չե՞ք ասի ժամը քանիսն է: Excuse me, would you tell me what time it is?
2) Դուռը չէի՞ք բացի։
Sources[edit | edit source]
https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/sites/slaviccenters.duke.edu/files/handbook_of_armenian.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- The Past Perfect Tense
- Imperative Mood
- Negative Pronouns
- Present Continuous Tense
- The Past Subjunctive Mood
- Plurals
- The Verb to Have
- The Definite Article
- Participles
- This, That and the Other One