Unreal Present With bih

Unreal Present

Level 4

Da plus the present, then bih plus the participle, describes something unreal now.

How It Works

This pattern speaks about things that are not so now.

Part	Form
if-part	Da imam vremena (da + present)
result	došao bih (bih + participle)

Full sentence: Da imam vremena, došao bih. (If I had time, I would come. I do not have time.)

The conditional is formed with bih, bi, bi, bismo, biste, bi and the participle: vozio bih, išla bi.

You can also use Kad bih imao vremena, došao bih. It means the same.

Be careful with da bih, which means "in order to": Učim da bih razumio. The unreal if-part uses da and the plain present.

Da imam auto, vozio bih te do Neuma.
If I had a car, I would drive you to Neum.
Da imam, then vozio bih.
Da znam gdje je Amir, nazvala bih ga.
If I knew where Amir is, I would call him.
Znam is the present.
Da mogu birati, živio bih u Mostaru.
If I could choose, I would live in Mostar.
Da mogu, then živio bih.
Da je sunčano, išli bismo u Bihać.
If it were sunny, we would go to Bihać.
Bismo is the we form.

Learners use bih in the if-part.
Da bih imao vremena, došao bih.
Da imam vremena, došao bih.
Da bih means "in order to". The unreal if-part needs da and the present.

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A wish with conditional.

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