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A Beginner's grammar question

yobar · 2008-12-03 05:35:24

I was wondering the reason for the differences in spelling in these two examples using the same verb: B'fhéidir go dtiocfadh sé. - Maybe he'll come. Bíodh geall go dtiocfaidh sé. - I'll bet you he'll come. "Will come" is future tense in both, yes? Is it about the mood of each sentence? Conditional and Indicative? The…

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yobar

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I was wondering the reason for the differences in spelling in these two examples using the same verb:

B'fhéidir go dtiocfadh sé. - Maybe he'll come.

Bíodh geall go dtiocfaidh sé. - I'll bet you he'll come.

"Will come" is future tense in both, yes? Is it about the mood of each sentence? Conditional and Indicative? The single "i" difference is maddening!

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#2 03-12-2008 6:58am

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Isn't one conditional - the dreaded modh coinniolach?

I bet you he *will* come, but maybe he *would* come, because there's (more) doubt in the second?

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#3 03-12-2008 11:29pm

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tiocfaidh = will come

tiocfadh = would come, might come (conditional)

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#4 03-12-2008 11:36pm

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"B'fhéidir go dtiocfadh sé" technically would be "Maybe he would come." As it's modh coinniollach.

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#5 04-12-2008 6:54am

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Thanks, all, for the replies. Must pay more attention to my conjugation paradigms.

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