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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin conditiōnālis (“conditional”), from conditiō (“condition”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
conditionnel (feminine conditionnelle, masculine plural conditionnels, feminine plural conditionnelles)
- conditional, depending on conditions
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Noun
conditionnel m (plural conditionnels)
- (linguistics, grammar) conditional, the conditional mood or the conditional tense
Usage notes
French makes a distinction between conditionnel as a mood (as in the Si je le pouvais, je le ferais) and as a tense (as in Je lui avais promis que je le ferais), where it is required by tense harmony after a past main clause (it replaces the futur simple of the equivalent Je lui ai promis que je le ferai).
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Etymology
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Noun
conditionnel m (plural conditionnels)
- (Jersey, grammar) conditional