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DÈ DHÈANADH SIBH ? … (Conditional)

Dè dhèanadh sibh às aonais càr?
‘What would you do without a car?’
Nan reiceadh sibh ur càr, ciamar a shiùbhladh sibh?
‘If you sold your car, how would you get around?’
An siùbhladh sibh air an trèana, air a’ bhus?
‘Would you travel by train, by bus?’
An cleachdadh sibh baidhsagal?
‘Would you use a bicycle?’

Dè dhèanadh sibh nam buannaicheadh sibh an Crannchur Nàiseanta?
‘What would you do if you won the National Lottery?’
An ceannaicheadh sibh taigh mòr spaideil?
‘Would you buy a big mansion?’
Am falbhadh sibh air chuairt tron t-saoghal air bàta mòr?
‘Would you go off on a cruise round the world?’
An toireadh sibh airgead dha carthannasan?
‘Would you give money to charities?
Am pàigheadh sibh morgaids ur caraidean?
‘Would you pay off your friends’ mortgages?’
Bhitheadh sibh beairteach, ach am bitheadh sibh sona?
‘You would be rich but would you be happy?’

Na dh’fhaodadh a bhith (‘what might be, could be’)

An siùbhladh sibh air an trèana? Shiùbhladh. (Yes).
Shiùbhlainn air an trèana. ‘I would travel by train.’

An cleachdadh sibh baidhsagal? Chleachdadh. (Yes),
Chleachdainn baidhsagal. ‘I’d use a bicycle.’

An ceannaicheadh tu taigh mòr? Cheannaicheadh. (Yes.)
Cheannaichinn taigh mòr spaideil. ‘I’d buy a large mansion.’

Am falbhadh tu air chuairt? Dh’fhalbhadh. (Yes.)
Dh’fhalbhainn air cuairt tron t-saoghal. ‘I would go off on a world trip.’

Am pàigheadh tu morgaids nan caraidean agad?
Phàigheadh gu dearbh. (‘Yes of course.’)
Phàighinn am morgaids aig gach caraid-Facebook agam.
‘I’d pay off all my Facebook friends’ mortgages.’
’S dòcha nach pàigheadh. ’S dòcha nach pàighinn am morgaids aca.
‘Maybe not. Maybe I wouldn’t pay off their mortgages.’

Am bitheadh tu sona?
Tha mi ’n dòchas gum bitheadh. (‘I hope so.’)
Tha mi ’n dòchas gum bithinn cho sona ri luch ann an lofa!
‘I hope I’d be as happy as a bug in a rug.’

NAN ‘if’

Ma nochdas iad, bruidhnidh mi riutha.
‘If they appear, I’ll speak to them.’
Ma bha iad ann, chan fhaca mi iad.
‘If they were there, I didn’t see them.’

ACH…. le –adh (‘cùmhnantach’, ‘conditional’): nan (no nam le b, f, m, p).

Nan reiceadh sibh an càr, ciamar a shiubhladh sibh?
‘If you sold your car, how would you travel?’
Nam buannaicheadh sibh an Crannchur, dè dhèanadh sibh?
‘If you won the lottery, what would you do?’

Puing a bharrachd:

Glè thric, an àite Nam bitheadh canar Nan robh, m.e.

Nan robh thu beairteach, phòsainn thu sa bhad.
‘If you were rich, I’d marry you right now!’