conditionnel

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin conditiōnālis (“conditional”), from conditiō (“condition”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.di.sjɔ.nɛl/ === Adjective === conditionnel (feminine conditionnelle, masculine plural conditionnels, feminine plural conditionnelles) conditional, depending on conditions ==== Derived terms ==== libération conditionnelle ==== Related terms ==== condition conditionnellement ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: conditioneel → German: konditionell → Romanian: condițional → Yiddish: קאָנדיציאָנעל (konditsyonel) === 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). ==== See also ==== irréel === Further reading === “conditionnel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === conditionnel m (plural conditionnels) (Jersey, grammar) conditional