The past conditional (bio bih)

QuestionAnswer
to foresee
predvidjeti
outcome
ishod
I would have foreseen such an outcome.
Bio bih predvidio takav ishod.
to think through
promisliti
to act (take action, proceed)
postupiti
We would have thought it through and acted fast.
Bili bismo promislili i brzo postupili.
to prevent
spriječiti
omission
propust
The director would have prevented that omission.
Direktor bi bio spriječio taj propust.
to correct
ispraviti
They would have corrected the omission in time.
Bili bi ispravili propust na vrijeme.
to avoid (perfective)
izbjeći
to hesitate (delay action)
oklijevati
She would have avoided the danger, but she hesitated.
Bila bi izbjegla opasnost, ali je oklijevala.
I wouldn't have hesitated, I would have acted immediately.
Ne bih bio oklijevao, odmah bih bio postupio.
to regret
kajati se
Without advice, you would have regretted the decision.
Bez savjeta bi se bio kajao zbog odluke.
We would have foreseen the problem and corrected it.
Bili bismo predvidjeli problem i ispravili ga.
The employee would have avoided the conversation, but he wouldn't have regretted it.
Zaposlenik bi bio izbjegao razgovor, ali se ne bi bio kajao.
I would have prevented the disaster and the outcome would have shocked you.
Bio bih spriječio katastrofu i ishod bi te bio šokirao.
The manager would have been disappointed with the outcome.
Voditelj bi bio bio razočaran ishodom.
She wouldn't have given up until she thought it through.
Ne bi bila odustala dok ne promisli.