An modh coinníollach (conditional)
This is the conditional tense (or mood), to express an action that can/might/would happen. E.g. I would run, you would eat, she would sit, we would play, etc.
First conjugation
Third person singular and second person plural:
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + -f(e)adh + <pronoun>
First person singular (synthetic):
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + f(a)inn
Second person singular (synthetic):
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + f(e)á
First person plural (synthetic):
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + -f(a)imis
Third person plural (synthetic):
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + -f(a)idís
Autonomous:
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + f(a)í
Subject | mol | cuir | reáchtáil | tiomáin |
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1st pers singular | mholfainn | chuirfinn | reáchtálfainn | thiomáinfinn |
2nd pers singular | mholfá | chuirfeá | reáchtálfá | thiomáinfeá |
3rd pers singular | mholfadh sé/sí | chuirfeadh sé/sí | reáchtálfadh sé/sí | thiomáinfeadh sé/sí |
1st pers plural | mholfaimis | chuirfimis | reáchtálfaimis | thiomáinfimis |
2nd pers plural | mholfadh sibh | chuirfeadh sibh | reáchtálfadh sibh | thiomáinfeadh sibh |
3rd pers plural | mholfaidís | chuirfidís | reáchtálfaidís | thiomáinfidís |
Autonomous | mholfaí | chuirfí | reáchtálfaí | thiomáinfí |
Second conjugation
Third person singular and second person plural:
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + -ódh/-eodh + <pronoun>
First person singular (synthetic):
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + -óinn/-eoinn
Second person singular (synthetic):
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + -ófá/-eofá
First person plural (synthetic):
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + -óimis/-eoimis
Third person plural (synthetic):
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + -óidís/-eoidís
Autonomous:
[d' if verb begins with vowel/f] <verb root> + séimhiú + -ófaí/-eofaí
Subject | ceannaigh | cruinnigh | labhair | imir |
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1st pers singular | cheannóinn | chruinneoinn | labhróinn | d'imreoinn |
2nd pers singular | cheannófá | chruinneofá | labhrófá | d'imreofá |
3rd pers singular | cheannódh sé/sí | chruinneodh sé/sí | labhródh sé/sí | d'imreodh sé/sí |
1st pers plural | cheannóimis | chruinneoimis | labhróimis | d'imreoimis |
2nd pers plural | cheannódh sibh | chruinneodh sibh | labhródh sibh | d'imreodh sibh |
3rd pers plural | cheannóidís | chruinneoidís | labhróidís | d'imreoidís |
Autonomous | cheannófaí | chruinneofaí | labhrófaí | d'imreofaí |