Language/Romanian/Grammar/Conditional-Mood

Conditional Tense in Romanian

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In today's lesson you will learn how to use the ¨CONDITIONAL MOOD¨ in Romanian. Feel free to edit this wiki page!

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CONDITIONAL PRESENT

The conditional mood has two tenses: conditional present and conditional perfect.

It is formed by: the "a avea" second form auxiliary + the infinitive of the verb

Auxiliaries

• Eu: aș
• Tu: ai
• El: ar
• Noi: am
• Voi: ați
• Ei: ar

Example

A fugi (to run)

• Eu aș fugi
• Tu ai fugi
• El ar fugi
• Noi am fugi
• Voi ați fugi
• Ei ar fugi

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

It is formed of: the same auxiliary, + the "fi" auxiliary + the past participle of the verb

Example

A vrea (to want)

• Eu aș fi vrut
• Tu ai fi vrut
• El ar fi vrut
• Noi am fi vrut
• Voi ați fi vrut
• Ei ar fi vrut

EXAMPLE OF USE

Rule

• FIRST PART OF THE PHRASE: THE VERB IN THE SUBJUNCTIVE IMPERFECT.

• SECOND PART OF THE PHRASE: THE VERB IN THE CONDITIONAL TENSE.

Examples in several languages

NB: feel free to add you own language

English	Romanian	Portuguese	French
IF I HAD MONEY, I WOULD BUY	Dacă aș fi avut bani, aș fi cumpărat	SE EU TIVESSE DINHEIRO, EU COMPRARIA	Si j'avais de l'argent, j'acheterais
IF YOU HAD MONEY, YOU WOULD BUY	Dacă ai fi avut bani, ai fi cumpărat	SE VOCÊ TIVESSE DINHEIRO, VOCÊ COMPRARIA	Si tu avais de l'argent, tu acheterais
IF HE HAD A CAR, HE WOULD GO WITH YOU	Dacă ar fi avut mașină, ar fi mers cu tine	SE ELE TIVESSE UM CARRO, ELE IRIA COM VOCÊ	s'il avait de l'argent il acheterait
IF WE HAD MONEY, WE WOULD TRAVEL	Dacă am fi avut bani, am fi călătorit	SE NÓS TIVÉSSEMOS DINHEIRO, NÓS VIAJARÍAMOS	Si nous avions de l'argent, nous acheterions
IF YOU (PLUR) HAD THE TICKET, YOU (PLUR) WOULD GO	Dacă ați fi avut bilet, ați fi mers	SE VOCÊS TIVÉSSEM O BILHETE, VOCÊS IRÍAM	Si vous aviez de l'argent, vous acheteriez
IF THEY HAD TIME, THEY WOULD READ THE BOOKS	Dacă ar fi avut timp, ar fi citit cărțile	IF ELES TIVESSEM TEMPO, ELES LERÍAM OS LIVROS	S'ils avaient de l'argent, ils acheteraient

Sources

https://www.reddit.com/r/romanian/comments/eiht1r/the_future_tense_and_the_conditional_mode_in/

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