Understanding the Hrvatski Conditional Mood
The Conditional Mood in Hrvatski is a special way of talking about things that could happen, might happen, or that we wish would happen. It's like saying 'if' or 'would' in English.
Important Points
- The Conditional Mood is often used with the word 'ako', which means 'if'.
- It is also used with 'bi', which is like saying 'would' in English.
- The Conditional Mood can talk about things that didn't really happen, but we imagine them.
- In Hrvatski, the Conditional Mood is formed using a special combination of words and endings.
- The verb 'biti' (to be) is used in its conditional form 'bi', and it is combined with the main verb.
- The main verb usually ends in '-o' for masculine, '-la' for feminine, and '-li' for plural forms.
Examples
- Ako bi imao novac, kupio bih auto.
- Ona bi išla na izlet da ima vremena.
- Mi bismo jeli sladoled kad bi bilo sunčano.
In these examples, you can see how 'bi' is used with the main verb to show what someone would do if something else happened. It's important to remember that the endings of the main verbs change depending on who is doing the action.
Examples
- Ako bi mogao, pomogao bih ti.
- Oni bi došli na zabavu da su pozvani.
- Ti bi gledao film da si slobodan.