conditionnel

From Medieval Latin conditiōnālis (“conditional”), from conditiō (“condition”).

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.nɛl/

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conditionnel (feminine singular conditionnelle, masculine plural conditionnels, feminine plural conditionnelles)

1. conditional, depending on conditions

• condition
• conditionnellement

conditionnel m (plural conditionnels)

1. (linguistics, grammar) Conditional, the conditional mood or the conditional tense

French makes a distinction between conditionnel as a mood (as in the Si je le pouvais, je le ferais) and as a tense (as in Je lui avais promis que je le ferais), where it is required by tense harmony after a past main clause (it replaces the futur simple of the equivalent Je lui ai promis que je le ferai).

• irréel

• “conditionnel” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

conditionnel m (plural conditionnels)

1. (Jersey, grammar) conditional