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Nous vivrions dans une société idéale.

Nous vivrions dans une société idéale.
We would live in an ideal society.
From Lesson 139:The present conditional (-rais, -rait...)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous vivrions dans une société idéale.

How is the conditional verb vivrions formed here?
It comes from the verb vivre (to live). For verbs ending in -re, you drop the final e to get the future stem (vivr-). Then, you add the imparfait (imperfect) ending for nous, which is -ions.
How can I tell the difference between vivrions (we would live) and vivrons (we will live)?
The difference is the letter i. Nous vivrons is the future tense. Nous vivrions is the conditional, and it uses the imparfait ending -ions. When speaking, you will hear a distinct 'ee' sound before the nasal 'on' sound in vivrions.
Why does idéale have an e at the end?
Idéale is an adjective describing the noun société. Because société is feminine (as shown by une), the adjective must also be feminine. We add an e to the masculine form idéal to make it agree.
Why use dans instead of en for 'in a society'?
Dans is used to mean 'inside of' a specific thing, and it is almost always followed by an article like un, une, or la. Because we are saying 'in a society' (dans une société), dans is the correct choice here.

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