Conditional simple
Complete forms, irregular stems, polite requests, present hypotheses, and future in the past.
Add one set of endings to the infinitive
The simple conditional presents a result dependent on a condition, softens requests, and describes a future viewed from a past point. Regular verbs keep the full infinitive; irregular verbs use the same shortened stems as the future.
Complete conditional endings
| Person | parlar | perdre | dormir |
|---|---|---|---|
| jo | parlaria | perdria | dormiria |
| tu | parlaries | perdries | dormiries |
| ell/ella | parlaria | perdria | dormiria |
| nosaltres | parlaríem | perdríem | dormiríem |
| vosaltres | parlaríeu | perdríeu | dormiríeu |
| ells/elles | parlarien | perdrien | dormirien |
Irregular stems
| Infinitive | Stem | Example |
|---|---|---|
| dir | dir- | diria |
| fer | far- | faria |
| poder | podr- | podria |
| saber | sabr- | sabria |
| tenir | tindr- | tindria |
| venir | vindr- | vindria |
| voler | voldr- | voldria |
| haver | haur- | hauria |
| caldre | caldr- | caldria |
Three core uses
- Polite distance: Podria ajudar-me? Voldria reservar una taula.
- Present/future hypothetical result: Si tingués temps, viatjaria més. The si clause takes imperfect subjunctive, never conditional.
- Future in the past: Va dir que arribaria tard.
Advice, probability, and journalistic distance
The conditional can soften advice—Hauries de descansar—or present unconfirmed information in formal media: L’acord afectaria unes mil persones. In careful writing, use this “reported” conditional only when the source or uncertainty is clear.
Examples in context
Podria portar-nos el compte, si us plau?
Could you bring us the bill, please?
Voldria una habitació tranquil·la.
I would like a quiet room.
Si visqués més a prop, hi aniria a peu.
If I lived closer, I would walk there.
Amb més pressupost podríem contractar dues persones.
With more budget we could hire two people.
Em va prometre que ho faria l’endemà.
He promised me he would do it the following day.
No sabia que vindries tan aviat.
I didn’t know you would come so early.
Hauríeu de parlar amb la propietària.
You should speak to the owner.
Segons el diari, la mesura afectaria tot el sector.
According to the newspaper, the measure would affect the whole sector.
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