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¿Compraríais una casa grande con la lotería?

¿Compraríais una casa grande con la lotería?
Would you all buy a large house with the lottery?
From Lesson 228:Conditional tense·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Compraríais una casa grande con la lotería?

How do we form the conditional tense for compraríais?
For regular verbs in the conditional tense, you take the full infinitive (comprar) and add the conditional endings. The ending for vosotros (you all - informal plural in Spain) is -íais, giving us compraríais. Notice that every single conditional ending begins with an accented í, so don't forget the written accent mark!
How do we know this means "would you all buy"?
The subject is built right into the verb ending. The -íais ending corresponds to vosotros, which is the informal "you all" used in Spain. If the speaker were addressing a single person informally, it would be comprarías (tú), and for a formal group it would be comprarían (ustedes).
How do you pronounce the -íais ending in compraríais?
It looks intimidating with three vowels in a row, but the accent mark tells you exactly what to do: put the strong stress on the í. You pronounce the ending as two syllables: -í followed by -ais (which sounds a bit like the English word "ice"). So, compraríais sounds like "com-pra-REE-ice".
Why does the sentence say con la lotería instead of mentioning the prize money?
Just like in English, Spanish speakers often use "the lottery" (la lotería) as a shorthand way to mean "the lottery winnings" or "the lottery prize". It is a very natural, conversational way to express this idea without needing to add extra words like dinero (money) or premio (prize).

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