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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |