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Con la lotería, ya no trabajaría.

Con la lotería, ya no trabajaría.
With the lottery, I would not work anymore.
From Lesson 228:Conditional tense·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Con la lotería, ya no trabajaría.

How is the conditional verb trabajaría formed in this sentence?
For regular verbs like trabajar, the conditional is formed by taking the full infinitive (trabajar) and adding the conditional endings. Here, the ending is -ía for the 'I' form, making it trabajaría.
Could trabajaría also mean 'he' or 'she' would not work?
Yes. In the conditional tense, the endings for yo (I) and él/ella/usted (he/she/you formal) are exactly the same (-ía). We know this means 'I would not work anymore' from the broader context, but if you wanted to be crystal clear, you could add yo before the verb.
Why use ya no instead of just no before the verb?
While no trabajaría simply means 'I would not work,' adding ya changes it to 'I would no longer work' or 'I would not work anymore.' The phrase ya no is the standard way to express that an ongoing action has stopped or would stop.
Why does this sentence use Con la lotería instead of saying 'If I won the lottery'?
In Spanish, just like in English, you don't always need a full 'if' clause (using si) to set up a condition. The phrase Con la lotería (With the lottery) acts as a shortcut for the condition 'If I won the lottery,' which then triggers the conditional verb trabajaría.

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