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### The Conditional Tense

To talk about dreams, hypothetical situations, and what you *would* do in an ideal scenario, Romanian uses the conditional tense.

The present conditional is easy to form. You combine a special auxiliary verb with the infinitive form of the main verb (dropping the **a** from the infinitive).

Here is the full set of auxiliary verbs for the conditional:

| Pronoun | Auxiliary |
|---------|-----------|
| eu | aș |
| tu | ai |
| el / ea | ar |
| noi | am |
| voi | ați |
| ei / ele | ar |

### Talking About Yourself and Others

Use **aș** for "I would" and **ai** for "you would". Simply place the auxiliary right before the infinitive of your action verb.

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For the third person (he, she, it, and they), the auxiliary is always **ar**.

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### We and You (Plural)

For "we would" use **am**, and for "you all would" use **ați**.

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### Hypothetical "If" Scenarios

When creating a hypothetical sentence with "if" (**dacă**), Romanian uses the conditional tense in *both* halves of the sentence. 

This is different from English, which usually puts the simple past in the "if" clause (e.g., "if you *had* my luck"). In Romanian, you literally say "if you *would have* my luck".

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The conditional tense (aș, ai, ar...)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
I would (conditional)	aș
the luck	norocul
the lottery	loteria
I would be lucky at the lottery.	Aș avea noroc la loterie.
to discover	descoperi
the planet	planeta
magic	magic
They would discover a magic planet.	Ei ar descoperi o planetă magică.
the boat	barca
Would you buy a pink boat?	Ai cumpăra o barcă roz?
the palace	palatul
We would buy a beautiful palace.	Am cumpăra un palat frumos.
Would you travel if you won the lottery?	Ați călători dacă ați câștiga la loterie?
The magic palace would be very expensive.	Palatul magic ar fi foarte scump.
to fly	zbura
I would fly to another city.	Aș zbura în alt oraș.
Would you live in a boat on the sea?	Ai locui într-o barcă pe mare?
He would discover the truth.	El ar descoperi adevărul.
You would organize a wonderful party.	Ați organiza o petrecere minunată.
glad	bucuros
I would fly to another planet and I would be glad.	Eu aș zbura pe altă planetă și aș fi bucuros.
You would be glad if you had my luck.	Tu ai fi bucuros dacă ai avea norocul meu.
I would like	aș vrea
I would like a coffee, please.	Aș vrea o cafea, vă rog.
I would like to leave now.	Aș vrea să plec acum.
Could you close the window?	Ați putea să închideți fereastra?
Could you help me?	Ai putea să mă ajuți?
You'd better leave now.	Ar fi bine să pleci acum.
You should eat something.	Ar fi bine să mănânci ceva.

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