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Hypothetical Conditions with Dá

Level 4

Dá introduces a hypothetical condition and causes eclipsis: Dá mbeadh am agam, rachainn ann. The result clause carries an appropriate conditional form.

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Dá introduces a hypothetical condition and causes eclipsis: Dá mbeadh am agam, rachainn ann. The result clause carries an appropriate conditional form.

Dá introduces a hypothetical condition and eclipses an eligible verb initial. The following verb and result commonly use conditional forms. Dá mbeadh am agam, rachainn ann imagines a situation; it is different from an open future condition with má.

Examples (3)

  1. Dá mbeadh am agam, rachainn ann.

    If I had time, I would go there.

  2. Dá bhfeicfinn í, labhróinn léi.

    If I saw her, I would speak to her.

  3. Dá gceannófá é, bheadh sé agat.

    If you bought it, you would have it.

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